Marlborough waltzed into their match on Tuesday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They blew past the Flintridge Sacred Heart Tologs 3-0. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tologs, too.
While Marlborough won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19, 25-23.
Marlborough was led to victory by Tata Vongfak and Madison Phan. Vongfak had 16 digs and two aces, while Phan had seven digs.
They weren't the only good server: Marlborough was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in eight consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Flintridge Sacred Heart lost, don't look at Grace Savarese. Despite the final result, she had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Savarese has posted in her last nine contests.
Marlborough has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Flintridge Sacred Heart, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-21 record this season.
Marlborough will be playing at home against Louisville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marlborough will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive. As for Flintridge Sacred Heart, they will venture away from home to face off against Immaculate Heart at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Flintridge Sacred Heart is facing Immaculate Heart at the right time seeing as Immaculate Heart is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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