Manteca is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Mountain House is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Buffaloes will host the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Manteca had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Elk Grove on Friday. The Buffaloes blew past the Thundering Herd 3-0. The Buffaloes haven't had any issues with the Thundering Herd recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Manteca got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 25-17, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Mountain House earned a 3-1 victory over Sierra on Wednesday.
Mountain House had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-22.
Manteca's win bumped their record up to 18-6. As for Mountain House, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Manteca came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain House in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Buffaloes repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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