The Waterloo Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Marshall Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Waterloo was able to grind out a solid win over Belleville, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Waterloo had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-13, 25-9, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Marshall beat Cambridge 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Bluejays: they've now won three in a row.
Marshall 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, 25-17, 25-18.
Waterloo's record now sits at 18-7. As for Marshall, their record is now 19-9.
Waterloo skirted past Marshall 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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