The Marietta Tigers will take on the Morgantown Mohigans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Marietta is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, everything went Marietta's way against Point Pleasant as Marietta made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Marietta was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-3, 25-14.
Marietta's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Reagan Karcher, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Karcher has posted since back in September.
Marietta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Morgantown faced University in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Morgantown walked away with a 3-1 win over University. The victory was nothing new for the Mohigans as they're now sitting on five straight.
Morgantown had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-14, 25-12.
Marietta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. As for Morgantown, their win bumped their record up to 29-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Marietta hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Morgantown, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Given Marietta's sizable advantage in that area, Morgantown will need to find a way to close that gap.
Marietta came up short against Morgantown in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Marietta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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