Volleyball Preview: Manheim Township Blue Streaks vs. Ephrata Mountaineers
The Manheim Township Blue Streaks will face off against the Ephrata Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Manheim Township has eight straight victories, Ephrata has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Manheim Township got the win against Shippensburg by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Manheim Township was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-7, 25-6.
Meanwhile, Ephrata didn't have quite enough to beat Lampeter-Strasburg on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Ephrata took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-22, 16-25, 25-19, 16-14.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Chloe Saylor, who had 25 digs and two aces. She 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Kierra Walters, who had 18 digs.
Manheim Township's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Ephrata, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13-4.
Manheim Township took their victory against Ephrata in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Manheim Township have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ephrata turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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