The Marion Patriots will face off against the Shiloh Christian Saints at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marion comes in on three and Shiloh Christian on four.
Marion is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Greene County Tech, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Marion was ranked fourth). Marion came out on top against Greene County Tech by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Marion 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 22-25, 25-15, 26-24, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Shiloh Christian made easy work of Harrison on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Shiloh Christian never let Harrison on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 27-25.
Bella Bonanno went supernova for Shiloh Christian, getting 15 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Bonanno has posted since back in October of 2023.
Shiloh Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 4-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Marion is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Shiloh Christian, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Marion was able to grind out a solid victory over Shiloh Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, winning 2-0. Does Marion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shiloh Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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