Manzano was the 3-0 winner over Sandia when they last played one another on October 14th, but their luck changed this time around. The Monarchs lost 3-0 to the Matadors on Thursday. The Monarchs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 25-9.
Brooke Garcia paced Manzano's offense, picking up seven kills. Garcia got some help from Alyssa Martinez and her ten assists.
Sandia found their leader in sophomore Payton Ostrander, who had eight digs and four aces. Ostrander has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last three times she's played.
Manzano's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Sandia, with the victory, they broke their three-match losing streak and moved their record to 6-15.
Manzano didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Capital on the 4th. As for Sandia, they will face off against Santa Fe at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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