Marlington is 4-0 against Hoover since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Marlington Dukes will head out on the road to square off against the Hoover Vikings at 6:45 p.m. Marlington is looking to tack on another W to their 18-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
On Wednesday, everything went Marlington's way against GlenOak as Marlington made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-21.
Marlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hoover sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Perry on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Hoover took Perry into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 23-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Abby Auman and Audrey Ellis were among the main playmakers for Hoover as the former had six digs and the latter had 35 kills, 19 digs, and eight aces. Ellis is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season.
Marlington's victory bumped their record up to 19-1. As for Hoover, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Marlington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Hoover struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Marlington's way against Hoover in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as Marlington made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marlington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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