The McComb Panthers will face off against the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. McComb will be strutting in after a win while Pandora-Gilboa will be coming in after a defeat.
While McComb's victory against Riverdale wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers won by a set and slipped past the Falcons 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since August 18th.
McComb wouldn't go down easily and took Riverdale into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 25-15, 19-25, 20-25, 25-18, 15-7.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Pandora-Gilboa's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against Kalida, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Rockets have suffered since September 15th.
Pandora-Gilboa was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 26-24.
Pandora-Gilboa's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for McComb, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: McComb has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Pandora-Gilboa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
McComb couldn't quite get it done against Pandora-Gilboa in their previous matchup back in September as they fell 3-1. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
