Pittsburg is 0-10 against North Lamar since October of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Pittsburg Pirates will head out to face off against the North Lamar Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Pittsburg is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Commerce just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2.
Pittsburg started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-11.
Meanwhile, North Lamar made easy work of Sulphur Springs on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 26-24, 25-20.
North Lamar's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Emery Reeves, who had six aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave Reeves a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Stewart, who had 16 digs.
North Lamar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive contests.
Pittsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for North Lamar, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Pittsburg might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from North Lamar in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Pittsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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