Manual Arts is 6-1 against Santee since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Manual Arts came up short against Dr. Maya Angelou Community and fell 3-1. The Toilers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Manual Arts lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23, 17-25, 25-23.
Christopher Puerto
| 04/11/25 @ Dr. Maya Angelou Community | 15 |
| 04/09/25 vs Math & Science College Preparatory | 10 |
| 04/04/25 vs Jefferson | 15 |
| 04/02/25 @ West Adams | 10 |
| 03/28/25 vs Diego Rivera | 14 |
Manual Arts' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Angel Hernandez, who had 14 digs and five aces, and Christopher Puerto, who had 15 digs. Puerto is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had ten or more in each of the last five games he's played. Bryan Salazar also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Meanwhile, Santee was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They came up short against Los Angeles, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-4.
Santee's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Manual Arts, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Manual Arts took their win against Santee when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Toilers since the team 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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