After both having extra time off, the Manchester Panthers and the Girard Indians will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Manchester is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Manchester came up short against Tuslaw and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-21, 20-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, everything went Girard's way against Salem on Tuesday as Girard made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Girard was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-15, 25-14.
Chloe Plant was a one-man wrecking crew for Girard as she had five aces and three digs. Plant is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 16 every time she's taken the court this season.
Girard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Manchester's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Girard, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
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