After flying high against Cottonwood last Thursday, Manti came back down to earth. The Manti Templars fell 3-1 to the Richfield Wildcats on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Templars of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Manti started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Manti still got an impressive performance from Kaylee Thomson, who had 15 digs. With that strong performance, Thomson is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game.
Manti's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Richfield, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-13.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Manti and Morgan will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Richfield, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges Ogden at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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