The Marquette Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Dominic Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Marquette will be strutting in after a win while St. Dominic will be coming in after a defeat.
Marquette took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Hillsboro by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 18-25, 26-24.
Meanwhile, St. Dominic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph's Academy. While the Crusaders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Angels 25-17 in the first set.
St. Dominic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 27-25, 25-16, 25-18.
Marquette has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for St. Dominic, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-7.
Marquette beat St. Dominic 2-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Marquette repeat their success, or does St. Dominic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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