Mathews's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Bristol Panthers as the Mathews Mustangs made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted since September 11, 2023.
A big factor in the win was Mathews' feisty defense: they held Bristol to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-8, 25-7.
Mathews was led to victory by Kat Rowan and Madi Darlington. Rowan had ten digs and seven aces, while Darlington had six aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Darlington a new career-high in aces.
Mathews was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Mathews' win bumped their record up to 2-9. As for Bristol, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Mathews will challenge Lordstown at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lordstown is on a six-game streak of home losses, Mathews a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change. As for Bristol, they will take on Harding at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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