The Marlington Dukes will face off against the Tallmadge Blue Devils at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marlington is looking to tack on another W to their 19-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Marlington can't be too worried about heading out to take on Tallmadge: they just beat Hoover at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Marlington walked away with a 3-1 victory over Hoover on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22, 19-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Tallmadge came up short against Copley on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-19.
Marlington's win bumped their record up to 20-1. As for Tallmadge, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Marlington skirted past Tallmadge 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Tallmadge's Alexa Gray, who had 14 digs and four aces. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Marlington to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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