A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the Richland County Tigers at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pinckneyville took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Carbondale by a score of 2-0.
Pinckneyville easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Richland County was able to grind out a solid win over Farina South Central on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Richland County never let Farina South Central on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18.
Nora Stevens was the offensive standout of the match as she had 20 digs.
Pinckneyville has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Richland County, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-25.
Pinckneyville beat Richland County 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Will Pinckneyville repeat their success, or does Richland County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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