Volleyball Recap: Manzano Monarchs vs. Del Norte Knights
There's no place like home for Manzano, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They put the hurt on the Del Norte Knights with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday. The Monarchs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
Manzano's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Del Norte between 18 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 25-18.
Manzano was led to victory by Neveah Lopez-Robles and Alyssa Martinez. Lopez-Robles had six digs and 14 assists, while Martinez had six digs and 12 assists. Lopez-Robles has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more assists the last four times she's played.
Manzano was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Del Norte still got an impressive performance from Destiny Perez, who had 20 digs.
Manzano is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Del Norte, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
After both having extra time off, Manzano and Eldorado will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Del Norte, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Belen on the 2nd.
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