After both having extra time off, the Green River Pirates and the Manila Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Green River got the win against Pinnacle by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Green River was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-12, 25-18.
Green River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.2 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 13.8.
Meanwhile, Manila beat Grand County 3-1 last Saturday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 21-25, 26-24, 25-18.
Green River's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-10. As for Manila, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Green River has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Manila struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Green River's way against Manila when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as Green River made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Green River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manila turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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