The Manual Thunderbolts will face off against the DSST: Montview Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Manual turned things around against DSST: Cedar on Friday. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, DSST: Montview got the win against Lincoln on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
Manual better focus on containing Yecxira Simental and Abagail Yohannes as the pair were huge in DSST: Montview's win. Simental had 15 assists and four digs, while Yohannes hit 78.3% for 19 kills and six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Yohannes has posted since back in September.
DSST: Montview was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive matchups.
Manual's record is now 4-14. As for DSST: Montview, their record now sits at 7-13.
Manual couldn't quite get it done against DSST: Montview in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Thunderbolts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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