Manteno has gone 9-1 against Herscher recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe Herscher Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Manteno came up short against Streator and fell 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Manteno might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Streator: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Herscher also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Coal City by a score of 2-0. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-17.
Manteno's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Herscher, their loss dropped their record down to 7-22.
Manteno was able to grind out a solid victory over Herscher when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manteno 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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