The Manteo Redskins will head out on the road to square off against the Holmes Aces at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Manteo is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Manteo will bounce into Monday's match after beating Camden County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Manteo walked away with a 3-1 win over Camden County on Thursday.
Manteo was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 20-25, 25-14, 25-14.
Manteo found their leader in underclassman Easton Alexander, who had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Holmes, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hertford County with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Holmes was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-4, 25-5.
Holmes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive games.
Manteo pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Holmes, their record is now 13-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Manteo has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Holmes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Manteo came up short against Holmes in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can Manteo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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