The Manchester Squires's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Oak Hill Golden Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Manchester is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Eastern.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-104) Manchester actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 17-25, 19-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Manchester's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hadley West led the charge by getting 12 digs.
Manchester was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 3-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Oak Hill entered their tilt with Lewis Cass on Thursday with 16 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 17. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Kings.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Oak Hill was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-12, 25-11.
Manchester's victory bumped their record up to 25-6. As for Oak Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.
Manchester came up short against Oak Hill in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can Manchester avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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