Swanton waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Paulding Panthers out 3-2. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
Swanton was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-98), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 11-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Swanton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Paulding, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-7.
Swanton will challenge North Central at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for North Central: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Swanton has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. As for Paulding, they will host Lincolnview at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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