The MacArthur Mammoths will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Ballou Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
MacArthur is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: School Without Walls, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (MacArthur was ranked fifth). MacArthur fell 2-0 to School Without Walls on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Ballou couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jackson-Reed on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-2, 25-3.
MacArthur's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Ballou, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
MacArthur was able to grind out a solid victory over Ballou in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for MacArthur since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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