Rich entered their tilt with Manila on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Mustangs. For the Rebels, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 win the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
In the three sets Rich was on fire: they won each by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 23-25, 25-14, 25-11.

Tess Cornia
09/27/25 vs Manila | 33 |
09/25/25 vs Grace | 22 |
09/20/25 @ Tabiona | 29 |
09/19/25 @ Altamont | 24 |
09/13/25 vs Tintic | 28 |
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Rich had a senior duo take command as Tess Cornia had 33 assists and Paige Smith had 18 digs and four aces. Cornia has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more assists the last 20 times she's played.
Rich's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Manila, their defeat ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 6-11.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Rich will face off against rival Wendover at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Manila is set to take on their familiar foe St. Joseph at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
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