Wiley won the last time they faced Kim/Branson, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Wiley Panthers narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Kim/Branson Mustangs 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Wiley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-13, 16-14.
Wiley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Wiley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Kim/Branson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-8.
Wiley has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Cheraw on the 11th. As for Kim/Branson, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Sierra Grande on the 11th.
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