Manchester Valley lost against South Carroll back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Manchester Valley Mavericks fell just short of the South Carroll Cavaliers by a score of 3-2. The Mavericks have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as their game on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: South Carroll scored at least 13 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Manchester Valley had strong showings from Carly Figueira, who had seven digs, four aces, and three kills, and Emily Xiong, who had 11 digs. Figueira is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 19 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Manchester Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Leading South Carroll to victory were Haley Frazier and Pia White. Frazier had 15 digs and four aces, while White had 12 digs, three aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Frazier has posted since back in October of 2023.
Manchester Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for South Carroll, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0-1.
Manchester Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Westminster on the 14th. South Carroll has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Century on the 14th.
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