Orrville has gone 9-1 against Manchester recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Orrville Red Riders will take on the Manchester Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Orrville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row, Orrville finally turned things around against Canton South on Tuesday. They blew past the Wildcats 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Red Riders have posted since September 3rd.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-16.
Mya Simmavanh and Hannah Croskey were among the main playmakers for Orrville as the former had nine digs and five aces and the latter had six digs and 12 assists. That's the most aces Simmavanh has posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Manchester came up short against Coventry on Monday and fell 3-1. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-21, 19-25, 25-21, 25-16.
Orrville's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Orrville beat Manchester 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orrville since the team 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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