Centralia hasn't had much luck against California recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Pintos at 7:00 p.m. Centralia will be strutting in after a victory while California will be coming in after a loss.
Centralia was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Montgomery County 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since September 30, 2024.
Centralia wouldn't go down easily and took Montgomery County into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 27-25, 15-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, California came up short against Osage on Thursday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Pintos have suffered against the Indians since October 27, 2020.
California was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-20, 25-16.
Centralia will have to contain Amelia Motley as she made an impact in California's last game. She had 17 digs.
Centralia is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-15-1 record this season. As for California, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8-4.
Centralia couldn't quite get it done against California when the teams last played back in September as they fell 2-0. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
