East Union has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Manteca Buffaloes at 6:15 p.m. East Union will be strutting in after a victory while Manteca will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, East Union finally turned things around against Patterson on Tuesday. They blew past the Tigers 3-0.
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.
East Union's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from 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.
Meanwhile, Manteca was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Mountain House by a score of 3-2.
Manteca actually scored more points across those five sets (110-107), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 18-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13.
East Union's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10. As for Manteca, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
East Union suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Manteca in their previous meeting back in September. Will East Union have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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