Mountain Lakes has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Mount Olive Marauders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Friday, Mountain Lakes came up short against Vernon and fell 2-0.
Meanwhile, Mount Olive earned a 2-0 victory over Pope John XXIII on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Marauders.
Mount Olive easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-14.
Mount Olive can attribute much of their success to Genessa Baltazar, who had seven digs.
Mountain Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Mount Olive, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Mountain Lakes was able to grind out a solid win over Mount Olive in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Lakes 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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