Volleyball Preview: Patton Panthers vs. R-S Central Hilltoppers
Patton has gone 8-2 against R-S Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Patton Panthers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the R-S Central Hilltoppers at 5:30 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Patton took on Hendersonville on Thursday. Patton took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hendersonville.
Patton was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Hendersonville work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-23, 24-26, 26-24.
Meanwhile, R-S Central had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Chase out 3-2 on Thursday.
R-S Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 17-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-13.
R-S Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Patton's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for R-S Central, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Patton beat R-S Central 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Patton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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