After both having extra time off, the Medina Valley Panthers and the Canyon Cougars will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Medina Valley made easy work of Del Rio and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won five in a row.
One reason for the win was Medina Valley's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Canyon got the win against San Marcos on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-16, 25-9.
Medina Valley better focus on containing Grace Skidmore and Natalee Huff as the pair were huge in Canyon's win. Skidmore had seven digs and one assist, while Huff had five assists and four digs. Those four digs gave Huff a new career-high.
Medina Valley's record is now 21-19. As for Canyon, their record now sits at 31-13.
Medina Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Canyon when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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