Volleyball Preview: Santa Fe Indians vs. Manvel Mavericks
Santa Fe hasn't had much luck against Manvel recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Santa Fe Indians will play host again on Friday to welcome the Manvel Mavericks, where the match is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Santa Fe made easy work of Texas City and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-11, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Keke Davidson, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Santa Fe 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 five aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Manvel got the win against Dobie on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Manvel's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Dobie between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-17, 25-16.
Manvel can attribute much of their success to Sami Guikema, who had ten digs and four aces.
Santa Fe has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 21-19 record this season. As for Manvel, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Santa Fe has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Manvel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Santa Fe came up short against Manvel when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Santa Fe, Bea Angeles (who had 28 digs and six aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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