The Newberry Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Williston Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newberry has four straight victories, Williston has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Newberry's win against Bell wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since September 9th.
Newberry took Bell into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 20-25, 25-15, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Williston came up short against Lafayette on Monday, falling 3-0.
While Williston was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lafayette's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-16, 25-18.
Newberry will have to contain Amelia Smith as she made an impact in Williston's last game. She had 13 digs.
Newberry's win bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Williston, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Newberry couldn't quite get it done against Williston when the teams last played back in September as they fell 3-1. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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