Volleyball Preview: Bullard Panthers vs. Palestine Wildcats
Bullard is 4-0 against Palestine since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Palestine Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Bullard is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Madisonville just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Bullard 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, 14-25, 25-13, 25-23, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Bullard had strong showings from Dakota Payne, who had 19 digs, and Kalia Andres, who had 22 kills and 22 digs. Andres is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Fussell, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Palestine didn't have quite enough to beat Hudson on Friday and fell 3-2.
Bullard's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-17. As for Palestine, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season.
Bullard beat Palestine 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Bullard repeat their success, or does Palestine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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