The Marquette Mustangs will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Rock Bridge Bruins, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
Marquette is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Incarnate Word Academy, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Marquette was ranked 22nd). Marquette fell 3-1 to Incarnate Word Academy on Tuesday.
While Marquette ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 19-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Rock Bridge sidestepped Hannibal for a 3-2 win.
Rock Bridge was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-21, 25-27, 25-21, 15-8.
Rock Bridge can attribute much of their success to Danielle Hecht, who had 11 digs and three aces, and Malaya Jackson, who had eight digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: Rock Bridge 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 seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Marquette's loss dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Rock Bridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Marquette came up short against Rock Bridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 3-1. Will Marquette have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
