Manchester Valley hadn't done well against Westminster recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Manchester Valley Mavericks narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Westminster Owls 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mavericks also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Manchester Valley was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 19-25, 15-9.
Carly Figueira had a dynamite game for Manchester Valley, getting five digs and five aces. Figueira is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 19 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. Gwen DeTota was another key player, getting three digs and ten assists.
Manchester Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Manchester Valley has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Westminster, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Century the next time they take the court. Manchester Valley will head out to face Century on Thursday, while Westminster will head out to face them on Tuesday.
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