Grand Traverse Academy won the last time they faced Marion, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Marion Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Grand Traverse Academy 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, 25-14, 25-11, 25-19.
Grand Traverse Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Megan Pavwoski led the charge by hitting 58.3% for 21 killsnine blocks, five digs, and four aces. The last time Pavwoski's hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
Grand Traverse Academy kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in five consecutive matchups.
Grand Traverse Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11-2 record this season. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Grand Traverse Academy will head out to take on Traverse City Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Marion, they will welcome Burr Oak at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Burr Oak is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Marion will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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