It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Marion had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Crystal City Javelinas 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Marion was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-96), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Crystal City's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alyssa Flores, who had 23 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Angela Luna, who had 13 digs and three aces.
Marion is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-17 record this season. As for Crystal City, they moved to 32-8 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Marion has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Goliad on the 7th. Crystal City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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