Volleyball Preview: Piute Thunderbirds vs. Panguitch Bobcats
Piute hasn't had much luck against Panguitch recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Piute Thunderbirds will take on the Panguitch Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Piute is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Valley by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Piute sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 32-30, 21-25, 25-23, 16-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Panguitch faced off against Pine View on Saturday. Panguitch took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pine View.
While Panguitch had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 25-20.
Loss or not, Panguitch got some senior leadership from Addison Bailey and Kadee Harland. Bailey had 11 digs and four aces, while Harland had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Harland has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Panguitch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Piute's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Panguitch, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Piute came up short against Panguitch in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Piute avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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