Manchester was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Northwest Indians. The Panthers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Indians from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Manchester actually scored more points across those five sets (107-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-23, 19-25, 26-24, 21-25, 15-10.
Emma Ross paced Manchester's offense, picking up 15 kills. Ross got some help from Alaina Craig and her 22 assists. Craig was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Manchester's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Northwest, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Manchester will square off against rival Tuslaw at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Northwest is set to face off against their familiar foe Orrville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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