On Thursday, the Manchester Red Hawks narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lyman Memorial Bulldogs 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Hawks.
Manchester was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 18-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-5.
Manchester can attribute much of their success to Paige Lockman, who had ten digs and two aces. Lockman is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Manchester was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Manchester's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10. As for Lyman Memorial, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.
Manchester wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Rocky Hill on the 18th. As for Lyman Memorial, they will take on Haddam-Killingworth at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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