The Manchester Squires will square off against the Northwestern Tigers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Manchester is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Manchester will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Manchester walked away with a 3-1 win over Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian on Thursday.
Manchester walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-20, 25-15, 26-28, 28-26.
Manchester can attribute much of their success to Hadley West, who had 16 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Manchester was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Northwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Northfield, falling 3-0.
Northwestern was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 25-19.
Manchester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Manchester took their win against Northwestern in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manchester since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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