Volleyball Preview: DuPont Manual Crimsons vs. Assumption Rockets
DuPont Manual is 0-6 against Assumption since October of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The DuPont Manual Crimsons will head out on the road to face off against the Assumption Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Assumption took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on DuPont Manual, who comes in off a win.
DuPont Manual is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 26th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over LKY. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crimsons.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant DuPont Manual was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-14, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Assumption faced Notre Dame Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Assumption fell just short of Notre Dame Academy by a score of 3-2. The Rockets' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Assumption came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Despite the defeat, Assumption got top-tier performance from Kristen Simon, who had 37 digs. With that strong performance, Simon is now averaging an impressive 10.7 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Keiran, who had 13 digs.
DuPont Manual is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 25-8 record this season. As for Assumption, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-8.
DuPont Manual came up short against Assumption in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can DuPont Manual avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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