The Mandarin Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Orange Park Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Mandarin is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Mandarin will head out to face Orange Park after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Mandarin fell just short of Fleming Island by a score of 3-2.
Mandarin took Fleming Island into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-13, 14-25, 25-12, 16-14.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Orange Park sidestepped Tocoi Creek for a 3-2 victory.
Orange Park got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 30-28, 20-25, 16-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Orange Park got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ansley Nicholas out in front who had six digs and 24 assists. Nicholas is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylynn Robinson, who had 16 digs.
Mandarin's defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-4. As for Orange Park, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Mandarin took their win against Orange Park in their previous matchup back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mandarin 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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