Volleyball Preview: Mandeville Skippers vs. Slidell Tigers
Mandeville has gone 9-1 against Slidell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mandeville Skippers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Slidell Tigers at 5:30 p.m.
Mandeville is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since October 8th on Wednesday. They came up short against Northshore, falling 3-0. The Skippers have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Mandeville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-12.
Despite the defeat, Mandeville got top-tier performance from Ella Marquez, who had 26 digs.
Meanwhile, Slidell came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with eight straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Green Wave as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Slidell was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-9, 25-12.
Mandeville's loss dropped their record down to 6-24. As for Slidell, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 23 of their last 24 games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-2 record this season.
Mandeville might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Slidell in their previous matchup back in September. Can Mandeville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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