The Marlington Dukes will head out to take on the Shelby Whippets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marlington is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 24 games.
Marlington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Holy Name.
Marlington was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 17-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Shelby had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1.
Shelby had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18.
Shelby can attribute much of their success to Ava Bowman, who had 14 digs.
Shelby has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Marlington, their win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Marlington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Shelby struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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