Manual was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Rocky Mountain Prep SMART Ocelotls. The Thunderbolts were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Ocelotls apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Manual actually scored more points across those four sets (94-91), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 27-25, 13-25, 26-24.
Hermaigiony Ortega paced Manual's offense, picking up nine kills. Ortega got some help from Emma Martinez and her 27 assists. Savannah Hogarth controlled things from the service line, finishing with eight aces.
April Vences was nothing short of spectacular for Rocky Mountain Prep SMART: she had ten aces and six kills. That's the most aces Vences has posted over her last six contests. Alessandra Irazoque was another key player, getting five aces.
Manual's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Rocky Mountain Prep SMART, with the win, they broke their five-match losing streak and moved their record to 4-13.
Manual wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Denver West on the 22nd. As for Rocky Mountain Prep SMART, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Nederland on the 21st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
