Volleyball Preview: Manzano Monarchs vs. Eldorado Golden Eagles
Manzano is 1-9 against Eldorado since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Manzano Monarchs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Eldorado Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Manzano is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since September 21st on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to La Cueva. Considering the last time the Monarchs couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
While Manzano was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into La Cueva's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Eldorado had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Capital on Tuesday.
Eldorado had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.
Manzano's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Eldorado, the win also got them back to even at 9-9.
Manzano was able to grind out a solid victory over Eldorado in their previous meeting on October 8th, winning 3-1. Does Manzano have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eldorado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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