After flying high against Tamaqua last Thursday, Panther Valley came back down to earth. The Panther Valley Panthers fell just short of the Pottsville Crimson Tide by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crimson Tide apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Panther Valley took Pottsville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-16, 14-25, 25-17, 19-17.
Panther Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Caroline Breslin, who had 28 digs, and Jessica Hackash, who had a block.
Even though they lost, Panther Valley couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 58.7% of their attack attempts. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a hitting percentage of 0.5 or higher in three consecutive games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pottsville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Megan Yost, who had 21 digs and 50 assists. Yost is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainey Dusel, who had 30 digs, ten kills, and two blocks.
The loss snapped Panther Valley's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-3-2 record. As for Pottsville, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Panther Valley is taking a road trip to square off against Mahanoy Area at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pottsville, they will welcome Tamaqua at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pottsville will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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