Volleyball Preview: Whitehall Vikings vs. Manistee Chippewas
Whitehall has gone 3-0 against Manistee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Whitehall Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Manistee Chippewas at 7:00 p.m. Manistee took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Whitehall, who comes in off a win.
Whitehall took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Holton 3-0. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Vikings this season.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Whitehall was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-4, 25-13.
Whitehall found their leader in underclassman Aaliyah Jamison, who had 14 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Jamison a new career-high in aces.
Whitehall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Manistee came up short against Oakridge on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Whitehall's victory bumped their record up to 11-15. As for Manistee, they dropped their record down to 3-8-2 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Whitehall was able to grind out a solid win over Manistee in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Whitehall repeat their success, or does Manistee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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