The Math & Science College Preparatory Sharks are taking a road trip to challenge the Manual Arts Toilers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Math & Science College Preparatory is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Monday, Math & Science College Preparatory didn't have quite enough to beat Diego Rivera and fell 3-2.
Math & Science College Preparatory wouldn't go down easily and took Diego Rivera into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The final score came out to 25-22, 15-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Manual Arts, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past Jefferson 3-0 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Toilers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Manual Arts never let Jefferson on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 25-23.
Math & Science College Preparatory better focus on containing Christopher Puerto and Angel Hernandez as the pair were huge in Manual Arts' win. Puerto had 15 digs, while Hernandez had 15 digs and two aces. That's the most digs Puerto has posted over his last six contests. Adrian Collins also deserves some recognition as he had his first kills of the season.
Manual Arts couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 53.9% of their attack attempts. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a hitting percentage of 53.7% or higher in six consecutive games.
Math & Science College Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Manual Arts, their record is now 4-6.
Everything went Math & Science College Preparatory's way against Manual Arts in their previous matchup back in March, as Math & Science College Preparatory made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sharks 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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