Volleyball Preview: Parlier Panthers vs. Sierra Chieftains
Parlier is 0-3 against Sierra since August of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Parlier Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Sierra Chieftains at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Parlier will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Fowler, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Parlier had just enough and edged Fowler out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-102) Parlier actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 21-25, 14-25, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Sierra narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Chowchilla 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chieftains.
Sierra wouldn't go down easily and took Chowchilla into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-13, 24-26, 25-18, 15-11.
Among those leading the charge was Kaidence Begaye, who had five aces and four digs. Those five aces gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jolee Harshman, who had 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sierra was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Parlier's record is now 15-9-2. As for Sierra, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Parlier suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Sierra when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Parlier avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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