Marriotts Ridge hasn't had much luck against Glenelg recently, but that could start to change on Monday. Marriotts Ridge will square off against the Glenelg Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. Glenelg took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Marriotts Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Marriotts Ridge finally turned things around against Hammond on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Golden Bears as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Marriotts Ridge was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-11.
Marriotts Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Glenelg faced Howard in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Glenelg fell 3-1 to Howard. The game marked the Gladiators' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Glenelg was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Howard work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-14.
Marriotts Ridge's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Glenelg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Marriotts Ridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Glenelg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Marriotts Ridge came up short against Glenelg when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Glenelg's Olivia Mcdonough, who had 17 digs and four aces. Now that Marriotts Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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