The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will challenge the Gibbs Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lemon Bay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Booker. The Manta Rays not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since October 2nd (when they won 3-0).
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lemon Bay was: they took every set by at least 17 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-3, 25-4.
Meanwhile, Gibbs entered their tilt with Boca Ciega on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Pirates 3-0.
Gibbs not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Boca Ciega between 13 and 16 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-16, 25-14.
Gibbs' victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Lemon Bay, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.
Everything went Lemon Bay's way against Gibbs in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Lemon Bay made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Manta Rays have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gladiators turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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