Manteca lost against Lodi back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Manteca Buffaloes fell just short of the Lodi Flames by a score of 3-2. While the Buffaloes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Flames 25-13 in the first set.
Manteca took Lodi into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-11, 25-14, 23-25, 21-19.
Even though they lost, Manteca was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Manteca dropped their record down to 14-12 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Lodi, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-7.
Manteca has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Mountain House on the 24th. As for Lodi, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Atwater on the 29th.
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