A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Princeton Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Plano came up short against Allen and fell 3-1. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Plano started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-19.
Plano's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Yaara Cohen, who had ten digs, two aces, and a kill, and Monica Maxim, who had 15 digs, three aces, and a kill. Cohen has been hot recently, having also posted 14 or more assists the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bella Osborn, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Princeton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Rock Hill.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-10, 25-16.
Plano's loss dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Princeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-19.
Plano took their win against Princeton in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plano 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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