The Platte/Geddes Black Panthers are on the road again on Monday to play the Winner Warriors at 7:45 p.m.
Platte/Geddes lost 3-0 to Kimball/White Lake on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Black Panthers have suffered against the Wildkats since October 22, 2019.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Winner entered their tilt with Wagner on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Red Raiders 2-1.
Winner had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-23, 25-15.
Winner's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Adysen Pravecek, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Cora Moss, who had 19 digs and two aces.
Platte/Geddes has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 17 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-19 record this season. As for Winner, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Platte/Geddes was able to grind out a solid victory over Winner when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Platte/Geddes 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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