Manvel is 6-0 against Dobie since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Manvel Mavericks will host the Dobie Longhorns at 6:30 p.m. Manvel is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Last Thursday, Manvel made easy work of Alvin and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Manvel took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-12.
Manvel's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sami Guikema, who had seven digs and four aces, and Elise Headley, who had four aces and three digs. Those four aces gave Headley a new career-high.
Manvel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dobie narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Alvin 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
Dobie was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 12-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Manvel has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-12 record this season. As for Dobie, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-21.
Everything went Manvel's way against Dobie in their previous meeting back in September, as Manvel made off with a 3-0 win. Does Manvel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dobie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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