Volleyball Recap: Mansfield Snaps Three-Game Streak of Losses at Home

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2024, 7:05am

Volleyball Recap: Mansfield Lions vs. Niangua Cardinals

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It was a proper cat-fight when Mansfield took on Niangua on Saturday. The Mansfield Lions walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Niangua Cardinals. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lions also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mansfield was: they took both sets by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-6.

Mansfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.

Mansfield's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-16. As for Niangua, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Seymour the next time they take the court. Mansfield will host Seymour at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Niangua will play them later in the day, at 9:45 a.m.

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