After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Thomas Worthington, Olentangy was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Marysville Monarchs out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Braves also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Olentangy who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 18-25, 25-23, 16-25, 15-6.
Olentangy found their leader in underclassman Maya Soungpradith, who had 48 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Soungpradith a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Abby Cisler, who had nine digs.
Olentangy 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 five aces in eight consecutive games.
Olentangy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Marysville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.
Olentangy will take on Lincoln at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Marysville, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Thomas Worthington at 5:30 p.m.
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