Howard has gone 8-2 against Marriotts Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Howard Lions will square off against Marriotts Ridge at 6:00 p.m. Howard will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Thursday, Howard beat Long Reach 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-18, 17-25, 25-14.
Howard's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Riley Poholsky, who had 14 digs, and Miranda Ball, who had 12 digs and two aces. Ball is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Wohnsigl, who had seven digs.
Howard 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 11 aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Marriotts Ridge came up short against Centennial on Tuesday, falling 3-0. Marriotts Ridge hasn't had much luck with Centennial recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Marriotts Ridge was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-15.
Howard pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Marriotts Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Howard has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Marriotts Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Howard took their victory against Marriotts Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Howard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marriotts Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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