Marietta is 0-5 against Walton since September of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Blue Devils will head out to square off against the Raiders at 6:30 p.m. This will be Marietta's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
On Saturday, Marietta didn't have quite enough to beat Sequoyah and fell 2-1. While the Blue Devils didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Chiefs 25-18 in the first set.
Marietta started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Walton had won four straight road games dating back to last season and Ella Cobb did her part to make it five on Saturday. The Raiders walked away with a 3-1 victory over Pope with plenty of help from Cobb, who had 22 digs and three assists. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in each of the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Walton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-18.
Walton's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Marietta, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Marietta suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Walton when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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