Panther Creek won the last time they faced Celina, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Panther Creek Panthers' way against the Celina Bobcats as the Panther Creek Panthers made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
While Panther Creek won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-23.
Leading Panther Creek to victory were Amaya Carter and Madison Willingham. Carter had 12 digs and 19 assists, while Willingham had ten digs. Willingham is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Celina still got an impressive performance from Paitlynn Martin, who had 15 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Martin has posted since back in September.
Panther Creek has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Celina, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Panther Creek will challenge Gainesville at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Gainesville: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home, while Panther Creek has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. As for Celina, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats faces off against Van Alstyne at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. They will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Celina surely won't give up without a fight.
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