Volleyball Preview: Pomona Panthers vs. Littleton Lions
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe Littleton Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Pomona will be strutting in after a win while Littleton will be coming in after a defeat.
Pomona will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating D'Evelyn, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. Pomona walked away with a 3-1 victory over D'Evelyn on Thursday.
Pomona had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-18.
Pomona can attribute much of their success to Joselyn Aranda, who 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.
Meanwhile, 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 match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-23.
Pomona's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-12. As for Littleton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season.
Pomona came up short against Littleton in their previous meeting on October 10th, falling 3-1. Can Pomona avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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