After flying high against Sam Rayburn last Friday, Alvin came back down to earth. The Yellowjackets came up short against the Manvel Mavericks on Thursday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mavericks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-16.
Reagan Strban paced Alvin's offense, picking up seven kills. Strban got some help from Jatara Roland and her six assists. Lauren Weber controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Leading Manvel to victory were Emerson Chang and Sami Guikema. Chang had 13 digs and one assist, while Guikema had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces Guikema has posted since back in September. Cynthia Daniels also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Alvin's loss dropped their record down to 13-23. As for Manvel, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 28-10.
Coincidentally, Alvin and Manvel will both be playing Dawson the next time they take the court. The Yellowjackets will head out to face the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Mavericks will host them at 6:30 p.m. on the 24th.
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