Porterville waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged the Yosemite Badgers out 2-1. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Badgers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2015.
Porterville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 28-30, 25-23, 18-16.
Sianna Prum was the offensive standout of the match as she had 13 digs.
Porterville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Porterville's victory bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Yosemite, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
Porterville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win vs. Immanuel on the 21st. Yosemite has also already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Central Valley Christian on the 21st.
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