The DuPont Manual Crimsons are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Xavier Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, DuPont Manual made easy work of Eastern and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crimsons.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier entered their tilt with Central on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Yellow Jackets with a sharp 3-0 win.
DuPont Manual better focus on containing Isaac Kaufman and Louie Murr as the pair were huge in St. Xavier's win. Kaufman had seven aces and seven assists, while Murr had nine assists and seven aces. Murr is on a roll when it comes to aces, as he's now served two or more in each of the last five games he's played.
St. Xavier was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
The victory got DuPont Manual back to even at 2-2. As for St. Xavier, their record is now 8-1.
DuPont Manual suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Xavier when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can DuPont Manual avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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