Douglas hasn't had much luck against Bishop Manogue recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Douglas got the win against Churchill County by a conclusive 3-0. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Greenwave recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Douglas never let Churchill County on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-18, 25-23.
Emersyn Worthington had an outrageously good game as she had 16 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted over her last seven contests. Morgan Machado was another key player, getting ten kills and six digs.
They weren't the only good servers: Douglas was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 14 aces. They are 11-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Bishop Manogue faced Carson in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Thursday. The Miners walked away with a 3-1 win over the Senators.
Douglas' record is now 11-12. As for Bishop Manogue, their record now sits at 19-6.
Douglas suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bishop Manogue when the teams last played back in September. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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