Ignacio and Mancos are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2021, but not for long. The Ignacio Bobcats will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Mancos Bluejays at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, everything went Ignacio's way against Weld Central as Ignacio made off with a 3-0 win.
While Ignacio won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-21, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Mancos entered their tilt with Telluride on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Miners.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 17-25, 25-18, 25-12.
Mancos was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matches.
Ignacio is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Mancos, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Ignacio suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mancos in their previous meeting back in September. Can Ignacio avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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