| 10/07/24 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 10/09/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/10/22 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 10/11/21 - Home | 2-3 L |
| 10/12/20 - Away | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Delta and Pettisville are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blackbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Delta turned things around against Bryan on Tuesday. They skirted past the Golden Bears 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Delta was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 18-25, 19-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Pettisville hadn't done well against Hilltop recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Blackbirds walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cadets.
Pettisville 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 17-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-17.
Delta's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 4-15. As for Pettisville, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Delta has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Pettisville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Delta suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pettisville in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Blackbirds' Grace Hastings, who had 11 digs and two aces. Now that the Panthers know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
