Marcus and Coppell are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Marcus Marauders will host the Coppell Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marcus is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Marcus needed a changed in momentum after dropping five straight games and they got it from Cooke Addelyn. Marcus blew past Little Elm 3-0 on Friday thanks in part to Addelyn, who had 24 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 33-31, 27-25.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Coppell's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against Flower Mound, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Cowboys in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost five in a row.
Coppell was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Flower Mound work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 26-24.
Marcus' win bumped their record up to 7-29. As for Coppell, their loss dropped their record down to 16-14.
Marcus was able to grind out a solid victory over Coppell when the teams last played on October 4th, winning 3-1. Will Marcus repeat their success, or does Coppell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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