Spanish Springs and Bishop Manogue are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Spanish Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Galena, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Spanish Springs was ranked 21st). Spanish Springs fell 3-1 to Galena last Thursday.
While Spanish Springs ultimately came up short, they really made Galena work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21.
Spanish Springs' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Gianna Antle, who had 18 digs, and Nora Hunt, who had five digs and two aces. Hunt is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Spanish Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bishop Manogue came tearing into last Thursday's game with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Lancers by a score of 3-1.
Bishop Manogue got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-20, 30-32, 25-21.
Spanish Springs has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season. As for Bishop Manogue, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8.
Spanish Springs skirted past Bishop Manogue 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. Does Spanish Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Manogue turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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