Volleyball Preview: Napoleon Pirates vs. Manchester Flying Dutchmen
After both having extra time off, the Napoleon Pirates and the Manchester Flying Dutchmen will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Manchester took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Napoleon, who comes in off a win.
Manchester is hoping to do what Jonesville couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Napoleon's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Napoleon put the hurt on Jonesville with a sharp 3-0 win.
Napoleon was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 28-26, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Manchester didn't have quite enough to beat Jonesville on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Flying Dutchmen didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Comets 25-17 in the first set.
Manchester actually scored more points across those five sets (108-107), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-27, 15-13.
Napoleon is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8-2 record this season. As for Manchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-15.
Napoleon came up short against Manchester in their previous meeting back in August, falling 2-0. Can Napoleon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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