After both having extra time off, the Escalante Moquis and the Manila Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Escalante came up short against Wayne on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Escalante was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-8, 28-26.
Meanwhile, Manila unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Rangely by a score of 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 28-26 in the first set.
Manila started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 16-25, 27-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Manila was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Escalante has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Manila, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7.
Escalante was able to grind out a solid victory over Manila when the teams last played back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Escalante since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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