South Houston is 0-5 against Manvel since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The South Houston Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Manvel Mavericks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, South Houston didn't have quite enough to beat Alvin and fell 3-2.
South Houston wouldn't go down easily and took Alvin into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-21, 20-25, 22-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Manvel suffered their biggest loss since September 6th on Friday. They came up short against Shadow Creek, falling 3-0.
While Manvel was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Shadow Creek's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-19.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Emerson Chang, who had 18 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenedy Massie, who had eight digs, four kills, and 18 assists.
South Houston's defeat dropped their record down to 15-19. As for Manvel, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-11.
South Houston suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Manvel in their previous meeting back in September. Can South Houston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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