The Manual Thunderbolts will face off against the Denver West Cowboys at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Manual is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Manual didn't have quite enough to beat DSST: College View and fell 3-2.
Manual actually scored more points across those five sets (110-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 19-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-13.
Manual's loss came about despite a quality game from Nubia Andrade, who had eight digs and four aces. The dominant performance also gave Andrade a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Denver West sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Adams City on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cowboys.
Denver West took Adams City into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 25-11, 15-11.
Manual's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Denver West, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Manual was able to grind out a solid victory over Denver West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Manual have another victory up their sleeve, or will Denver West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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