Piedmont Hills has been on the road for eight straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will challenge the Prospect Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Prospect took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Piedmont Hills, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Piedmont Hills made easy work of Del Mar and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Piedmont Hills never let Del Mar on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 26-24.
Alina Yin was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 15 digs.
Meanwhile, Prospect didn't have quite enough to beat Willow Glen on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Prospect actually scored more points across those five sets (107-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 20-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-12.
Prospect's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Risa Ono, who had 11 aces and two kills, and Sydney Slezak, who had ten kills and three blocks. With that strong performance, Slezak is now averaging an impressive 5.5 kills per game.
Piedmont Hills' win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-10. As for Prospect, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Piedmont Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Prospect when the teams last played on October 1st, winning 3-1. Will Piedmont Hills repeat their success, or does Prospect have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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