Manteca has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the East Union Lancers at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Manteca didn't have quite enough to beat Mountain House and fell 3-2.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Manteca lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 18-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Meanwhile, East Union had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Patterson 3-0 on Tuesday.
East Union's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Patterson between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Union to victory, but perhaps none more so than Giselle Velazquez, who had 14 digs. With that strong performance, Velazquez is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcella Carranza, who had four digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: East Union was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Manteca's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 12-11. As for East Union, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10.
Everything went Manteca's way against East Union in their previous matchup back in September, as Manteca made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manteca since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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