Marian had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Pius X Thunderbolts. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Crusaders also won the last time the pair played last Saturday.
Marian never let Pius X on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21.
Several Thunderbolts players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ava Markowski, who had ten digs and 22 assists. Markowski is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emilia Reiling, who had 14 digs.
Marian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Pius X, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-18.
Marian has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Waverly on the 5th. As for Pius X, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Elkhorn South on the 5th.
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