After both having extra time off, the Manila Mustangs and the Escalante Moquis will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Manila is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Rangely just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 28-26 in the first set.
Manila started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 16-25, 27-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Manila was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Escalante came up short against Wayne on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Escalante was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Wayne work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-8, 28-26.
Manila's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for Escalante, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Manila came up short against Escalante when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Manila avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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