Salida hasn't had much luck against Manitou Springs recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Salida Spartans' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Manitou Springs Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Salida will be strutting in after a victory while Manitou Springs will be coming in after a defeat.
Salida and St. Mary's met for a duel on Tuesday where Salida prevailed. Salida narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past St. Mary's 3-2.
Salida wouldn't go down easily and took St. Mary's into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 24-26, 14-25, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Manitou Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Colorado Springs Christian.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-10, 25-5.
Salida pushed their record up to 12-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Manitou Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Salida was able to grind out a solid win over Manitou Springs in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Salida repeat their success, or does Manitou Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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