Manchester lost against Northwest back in September and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Panthers fell 3-1 to the Indians. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-17 in the first set.
Manchester started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-19.
Emma Ross paced Manchester's offense, picking up 12 kills. Ross got some help from Alaina Craig and her 21 assists. Reghan Reedy controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Manchester's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Northwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Manchester and Pymatuning Valley will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Northwest, they will challenge Brookside at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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