Dobie is 0-6 against Manvel since September of 2014 but things could change on Tuesday. The Dobie Longhorns will face off against the Manvel Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Dobie had just enough and edged Alvin out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.
Dobie wouldn't go down easily and took Alvin into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 12-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Manvel had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Yellowjackets.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Manvel was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-12, 25-12.
Sami Guikema and Elise Headley were among the main playmakers for Manvel as the former had seven digs and four aces and the latter had four aces and three digs. Those four aces gave Headley a new career-high.
Manvel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive games.
Dobie's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-21. As for Manvel, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-12 record this season.
Dobie suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Manvel in their previous matchup back in September. Can Dobie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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