Volleyball Preview: Peters Township Indians vs. Upper St. Clair Panthers
Peters Township and Upper St. Clair are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Peters Township Indians will take on the Upper St. Clair Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Peters Township came up short against Canon-McMillan and fell 3-1. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Big Macs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Peters Township came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Upper St. Clair took on North Allegheny last Tuesday. Upper St. Clair fell just short of North Allegheny by a score of 3-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Upper St. Clair started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-3.
Peters Township now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Upper St. Clair, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Peters Township took their victory against Upper St. Clair when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Peters Township repeat their success, or does Upper St. Clair have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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