Manzano hasn't had much luck against Santa Fe recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Monarchs will head out on the road to face off against the Demons at 6:00 p.m. Manzano will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Manzano proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Eldorado, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Monarchs have posted since September 2nd.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Manzano got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-5.
Delilah Murphy
| 10/07/25 @ Eldorado | 6 |
| 09/25/25 @ East Mountain | 3 |
| 09/20/25 vs Hope Christian | 3 |
| 09/23/25 vs Highland | 2 |
| 09/02/25 @ Cibola | 2 |
Delilah Murphy and Ava Renner were among the main playmakers for Manzano as the former had ten digs and six aces and the latter had 17 digs. Those six aces gave Murphy a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe made easy work of Capital on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The Demons haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Santa Fe was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 25-17.
Manzano's record is now 8-4. As for Santa Fe, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 8-5.
Manzano suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Santa Fe in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Monarchs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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