Volleyball Preview: Manvel Mavericks vs. Santa Fe Indians
Manvel has gone 9-1 against Santa Fe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Manvel Mavericks will square off against the Santa Fe Indians at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Manvel took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Dobie with a sharp 3-0 win.
Manvel's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Dobie between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-17, 25-16.
Manvel can attribute much of their success to Sami Guikema, who had ten digs and four aces.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe made easy work of Texas City on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-11, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Keke Davidson, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Santa Fe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Manvel's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-13. As for Santa Fe, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 21-19 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Manvel has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Manvel was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Fe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Manvel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Fe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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