Volleyball Preview: North Lamar Panthers vs. Sulphur Springs Wildcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Lamar is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
North Lamar will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Pleasant Grove, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. North Lamar narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Pleasant Grove 3-2.
North Lamar wouldn't go down easily and took Pleasant Grove into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-20, 26-28, 27-25, 15-13.
Lilly Stewart was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 22 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emery Reeves, who had ten digs and three aces.
North Lamar kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Sulphur Springs' way against Bonham on Friday as Sulphur Springs made off with a 3-0 win.
North Lamar is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Sulphur Springs, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 21-13.
Everything went North Lamar's way against Sulphur Springs in their previous matchup back in September, as North Lamar made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Lamar since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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