Manvel is 1-7 against Pearland since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Manvel Mavericks are on the road again to play the Pearland Oilers at 6:30 p.m.
Manvel is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since September 6th on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Shadow Creek.
While Manvel was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Shadow Creek's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-19.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Emerson Chang, who had 18 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenedy Massie, who had eight digs, four kills, and 18 assists.
Meanwhile, Pearland had already won ten in a row and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. Everything went their way against the Yellowjackets as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Pearland might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Alvin scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-9, 25-15.
Manvel's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-11. As for Pearland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-4 record this season.
Manvel might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Pearland when the teams last played back in September. Can Manvel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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