The Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Aurora Christian Eagles at 9:00 a.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Marian Central Catholic finally turned things around against Whitney Young on Saturday. They skirted past the Dolphins 2-1.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (60-57) Marian Central Catholic actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-23, 17-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Aurora Christian entered their tilt with Indian Creek on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Timberwolves.
The win didn't come easy: Indian Creek scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-5.
Aurora Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Marian Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 16-14. As for Aurora Christian, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.
Marian Central Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Aurora Christian in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marian Central Catholic 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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