Sandalwood hasn't had much luck against Mandarin recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Saints will take on the Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sandalwood took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Raines as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won five in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Sandalwood took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-2, 25-13, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Mandarin was able to grind out a solid victory over Stanton on Wednesday, taking the game 3-1.
Mandarin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-9, 25-18, 26-24.
Mandarin now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Sandalwood, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Sandalwood suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mandarin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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