Volleyball Recap: DSST: Montview Comes Up Short

After flying high against Lincoln on Friday, DSST: Montview came back down to earth. The Knights took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Manual Thunderbolts on Tuesday. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Thunderbolts apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.

DSST: Montview started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 27-25.

Sydney Connors paced DSST: Montview's offense, picking up 17 kills. Connors got some help from Yecxira Simental and her 18 assists. Simental was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.

Leading Manual to victory were Emma Martinez and Madaline Garcia-Ortiz. Martinez had 20 assists, while Garcia-Ortiz had seven digs and three aces. Those seven digs gave Garcia-Ortiz a new career-high.

DSST: Montview's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Manual, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-14.

As of now, neither DSST: Montview nor the Thunderbolts have any future games scheduled.