The Marist War Eagles will face off against the Southwest DeKalb Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marist has 16 straight victories, Southwest DeKalb has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Saturday, Marist was able to grind out a solid win over Clarkston, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Marist took both sets by at least 17 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-5.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marist to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sofia Dawson, who hit 100% for six killssix digs and two aces. Dawson is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 11 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Southwest DeKalb came up short against Rockdale County on Thursday and fell 2-0.
Marist has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Southwest DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
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