Volleyball Preview: Mansfield Legacy Broncos vs. Lake Ridge Eagles
The Mansfield Legacy Broncos will head out on the road to square off against the Lake Ridge Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Mansfield Legacy got the win against Crowley by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Broncos.
One reason for the win was Mansfield Legacy's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Lake Ridge had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Kangaroos 3-0.
While Lake Ridge won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20, 27-25.
Hailey Halfmann was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had eight digs.
Mansfield Legacy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-15 record this season. As for Lake Ridge, their win was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 35-9.
Mansfield Legacy came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Ridge when the teams last played on October 1st, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mansfield Legacy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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