After two games on the road, Manual is heading back home. They will host the DSST: Montview Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Manual sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over DSST: Cedar.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (100-84) Manual actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 8-25, 11-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, DSST: Montview and Lincoln met for a duel on Saturday where DSST: Montview prevailed. DSST: Montview was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Lincoln. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant DSST: Montview was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10, 25-14.
Manual's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7. As for DSST: Montview, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Manual suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to DSST: Montview when the teams last played back in September of 2015. Can Manual avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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