Manor is 0-5 against Vista Ridge since August of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Manor Mustangs will host the Vista Ridge Rangers at 6:30 p.m.
Manor is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 30th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Hutto, falling 3-0.
While Manor had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least seven points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-14, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Vista Ridge had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 3-2.
Vista Ridge took Stony Point into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 20-25, 30-28, 25-13, 23-25, 15-10.
Vista Ridge kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.9 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 4.8.
Manor's loss dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Vista Ridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season.
Manor suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Vista Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vista Ridge's Merrick Hammel, who had 16 digs and seven aces. Now that Manor knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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