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| 08/21/25 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 10/15/24 - Neutral | 3-1 W |
| 10/12/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/18/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/14/24 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mandarin is a perfect 10-0 against Atlantic Coast since August of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Mustangs will welcome the Stingrays at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Mandarin sitting on three straight wins and Atlantic Coast on four.
Mandarin proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out New Smyrna Beach 3-2.
Mandarin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 19-25, 25-15, 25-23, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Coast earned a 3-1 victory over Stanton on Tuesday.
In the three sets Atlantic Coast was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 19-25, 25-15.
Mandarin's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Atlantic Coast, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Mandarin has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Atlantic Coast struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mandarin was able to grind out a solid win over Atlantic Coast when the teams last played back in August, winning 3-1. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Stingrays have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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