The Paulding Panthers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Lincolnview Lancers at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Paulding didn't have quite enough to beat Swanton and fell 3-2. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Paulding actually scored more points across those five sets (104-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 11-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Lincolnview can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Lima Central Catholic. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Lancers have posted since August 24th.
Lincolnview was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Lima Central Catholic squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13, 25-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincolnview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Allie Miller, who had 13 digs. Miller is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Anspach, who had 12 digs.
Lincolnview couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.9% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Paulding now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Lincolnview, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Paulding suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lincolnview when the teams last played back in September of 2020. Can Paulding avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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