Volleyball Preview: Littleton Lions vs. Pomona Panthers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions takes on the Pomona Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Littleton came up short against St. Mary's Academy on Friday, falling 3-0.
Littleton was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Pomona hadn't done well against D'Evelyn recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Pomona came out on top against D'Evelyn by a score of 3-1.
Pomona had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-18.
Joselyn Aranda was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 12 digs.
Pomona was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as D'Evelyn only served 14.
Littleton's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Pomona, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-12.
Littleton was able to grind out a solid victory over Pomona in their previous meeting on October 10th, winning 3-1. Will Littleton repeat their success, or does Pomona have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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