On Monday, Marion faced Jonesboro in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Marion Patriots had just enough and edged the Jonesboro Hurricane out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Patriots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Marion took Jonesboro into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 20-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Marion is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7-1 record this season. As for Jonesboro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-10.
Marion has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Mountain Home on the 22nd. As for Jonesboro, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Central on the 22nd.
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