Volleyball Preview: Ephrata Tigers vs. Manson Trojans
The Ephrata Tigers will take on the Manson Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Ephrata came up short against Grandview and fell 3-1.
While Ephrata had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 18-25, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Ephrata got top-tier performance from Faith Rodriguez, who had 23 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Rodriguez a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, after a string of 25 wins dating back to last season, Manson's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Adna by a score of 3-2. The loss was the Trojans' first of the season.
Ephrata's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Manson, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1.
Ephrata skirted past Manson 2-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ephrata since the team 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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