Marana unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the South Mountain Jaguars by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Jaguars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
While Marana ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 14 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-27, 16-14.
Coming up, Marana will square off against Mica Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Mountain, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Tempe on the 28th.
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