The John Marshall Monarchs will take on the University Hawks in a tournament on Tuesday. John Marshall is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
John Marshall had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Wheeling Park on Thursday. The Monarchs blew past the Patriots 3-0. The Monarchs not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 18th (when they won 3-0).
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-21.
Meanwhile, University faced Morgantown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Hawks lost 3-0 to the Mohigans. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Mohigans: they've now lost four in a row.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Morgantown scored at least 17 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-19, 25-18.
University's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7-2. As for John Marshall, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: John Marshall has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like University struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
John Marshall came out on top in a nail-biter against University when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Monarchs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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