The Carbon Dinos will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Manti Templars at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Saturday, Carbon came up short against South Sevier and fell 3-1. While the Dinos didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 25-23 in the first set.
Carbon might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on South Sevier: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 28-26, 26-24, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Manti was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Delta.
While Manti had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 17-25, 25-21.
Carbon has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-17 record this season. As for Manti, their loss dropped their record down to 6-17.
Carbon might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Manti when the teams last played back in September. Can Carbon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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