The Manchester Panthers will challenge the Central Christian Comets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Manchester is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Manchester came up short against Fairless and fell 3-1.
Manchester started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17.
Saige Rankin put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 14 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Manchester was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.
While Central Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They fell just short of Open Door Christian by a score of 3-2 on Saturday.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Central Christian sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 25-12, 24-26, 15-13.
Manchester's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Central Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Manchester took their win against Central Christian in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Manchester repeat their success, or does Central Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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