The Marathon Red Raiders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Mercer Tigers at 2:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Marathon was able to grind out a solid victory over Wittenberg-Birnamwood, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13, 21-25, 25-16.
Marathon's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Katie Leblanc, who had nine digs, and Kate Love, who had 12 digs and eight kills.
Marathon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Mercer's way against Solon Springs on Tuesday as Mercer made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mercer took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-17, 25-13.
Marathon's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 11-2. As for Mercer, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Marathon has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Mercer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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