Volleyball Game Preview: Horace Mann UCLA Community Panthers vs. New Designs University Park Cardinals

After both having extra time off, the Horace Mann UCLA Community Panthers and the New Designs University Park Cardinals will shake off the rust and duke it out at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Friday. Horace Mann UCLA Community lost 3-0 to Animo South Los Angeles. The defeat continues a trend for Horace Mann UCLA Community in their meetings with Animo South Los Angeles: they've now lost four in a row.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-10, 25-20.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for New Designs University Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They blew past Animo Robinson 3-0 last Wednesday.

New Designs University Park never let Animo Robinson on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-18, 26-24, 25-20.

Horace Mann UCLA Community's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for New Designs University Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.