Manvel is 1-8 against Dawson since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Manvel comes in on three and Dawson on ten.
Last Thursday, Manvel got the win against Alvin by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Manvel took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-12.
Manvel can attribute much of their success to Sami Guikema, who had seven digs and four aces, and Elise Headley, who had four aces and three digs. Those four aces gave Headley a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Manvel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dawson made easy work of Sam Rayburn on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Dawson was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-11, 25-4.
Manvel is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-12 record this season. As for Dawson, they pushed their record up to 29-10 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Manvel came up short against Dawson in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Manvel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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