The winner of the Mandeville-Mount Carmel showdown won its second 5-set match in 24 hours

Mandeville’s Maelle Markovic (20) celebrates a kill during a match against Mount Carmel on Sept. 2. For two-plus hours, Mandeville and Mount Carmel went toe to toe, and neither team blinked. Some points lasted for what seemed like hours, while a loud and animated Skippers’ student section hung on every point. It was only fitting that the match went to five sets. In the end, Mandeville secured its second 5-set win in less than 24 hours as the Skippers earned a 16-25, 25-23, 25-23, 21-25, 15-9 home victory on Sept. 2. “It feels really good because I feel like we’ve…