The Marvin Ridge Mavericks will venture away from home to square off against the Hough Huskies at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Marvin Ridge sitting on 11 straight wins and Hough on 14.
Marvin Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Catawba Ridge, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Marvin Ridge was ranked first). Marvin Ridge put the hurt on Catawba Ridge with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday.
While Marvin Ridge won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-23.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marvin Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jillian Young, who had ten digs and two aces. Young is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Isabella Perkins was another key player, getting 20 digs.
Meanwhile, Hough got the win against Mallard Creek on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Hough never let Mallard Creek on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 26-24.
Marvin Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Hough, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Marvin Ridge took their victory against Hough in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hough's Kenzie Moyer, who had 24 digs. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Marvin Ridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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