Volleyball Preview: Reed Raiders vs. Bishop Manogue Miners
Reed is 1-9 against Bishop Manogue since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Reed Raiders will head out to face off against the Bishop Manogue Miners at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Reed is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Spanish Springs.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 15-25, 25-17, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Bishop Manogue faced Spanish Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. Bishop Manogue fell just short of Spanish Springs by a score of 3-2. The Miners' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Bishop Manogue took Spanish Springs into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 29-27, 25-8, 18-25, 15-25, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Bishop Manogue saw an underclassman step up: Eva Knudsen had 11 digs. Knudsen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Bishop Manogue was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Reed's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Bishop Manogue, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Reed was able to grind out a solid win over Bishop Manogue when the teams last played back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reed 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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