Van Alstyne waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Ryan Raiders as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Ryan saw an underclassman step up: Preslie Shiflett had 14 digs and two aces.
Van Alstyne is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-16 record this season. As for Ryan, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 13-23.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Van Alstyne's road trip will continue as they head out to face Sanger at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Ryan, they will face off against Birdville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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