On Thursday, Marion faced Valley View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Marion Patriots lost 3-0 to the Valley View Blazers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Patriots have suffered since September 19th.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 26-24, 25-18.
Marion's loss dropped their record down to 19-7-1. As for Valley View, they pushed their record up to 15-7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Marion will host West Memphis at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marion is facing West Memphis at the right time seeing as West Memphis is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Valley View has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Bryant on the 12th.
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