Manual has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Quad Cities Christian Eagles on Saturday.
On Thursday, Manual came up short against Normal West and fell 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-5.
While Quad Cities Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Pathway Christian 3-2.
Quad Cities Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (101-99), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 16-25, 18-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Manual's defeat was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Quad Cities Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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