Slidell is 1-9 against Mandeville since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Slidell Tigers will host the Mandeville Skippers at 5:30 p.m. Slidell will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Wednesday, Slidell made easy work of Ponchatoula and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Slidell took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-9, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Mandeville suffered their biggest defeat since October 8th on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Northshore. The Skippers have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Mandeville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18, 25-12.
Despite the loss, Mandeville got top-tier performance from Ella Marquez, who had 26 digs.
Slidell is on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 24 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 34-2 record this season. As for Mandeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-24.
Everything went Slidell's way against Mandeville in their previous matchup back in September, as Slidell made off with a 3-0 win. Will Slidell repeat their success, or does Mandeville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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