Madison has gone 8-2 against Sterling recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Madison Marlins will challenge the Sterling Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Sterling took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Madison, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Madison made easy work of Westbury and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Marlins.
Madison's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Westbury between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Sterling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Carnegie Vanguard.
While Sterling was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Carnegie Vanguard's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-7, 25-15.
Madison has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Sterling, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Madison's way against Sterling in their previous meeting back in September, as Madison made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Madison since the squad 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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