North Lamar is 10-0 against Pittsburg since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The North Lamar Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Pittsburg Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Pittsburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on North Lamar, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, everything went North Lamar's way against Sulphur Springs as North Lamar made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-24, 25-20.
North Lamar's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emery Reeves, who had six aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave Reeves a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Stewart, who had 16 digs.
North Lamar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Commerce by a score of 3-2.
Pittsburg started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-11.
North Lamar pushed their record up to 20-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Pittsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
North Lamar took their win against Pittsburg when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does North Lamar have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pittsburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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