Manitowoc Lincoln is on a three-game streak of home wins, while De Pere is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Manitowoc Lincoln Ships will face off against the De Pere Redbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. De Pere took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Manitowoc Lincoln, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Manitowoc Lincoln earned a 3-1 victory over Green Bay Preble.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-21, 24-26, 25-14.
Paige Portmann went supernova for Manitowoc Lincoln, getting 21 digs.
Meanwhile, De Pere didn't have quite enough to beat Chippewa Falls on Saturday and fell 2-1. While the Redbirds didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cardinals 25-23 in the first set.
De Pere might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Chippewa Falls: every set was decided by two points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Manitowoc Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 23-17. As for De Pere, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Manitowoc Lincoln has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like De Pere struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Manitowoc Lincoln was able to grind out a solid victory over De Pere in their previous matchup last Saturday, winning 2-0. Does Manitowoc Lincoln have another victory up their sleeve, or will De Pere turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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