The North Mac Panthers will face off against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Thursday, North Mac didn't have quite enough to beat PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bluejays: they've now lost five in a row.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, North Mac sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 23-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Southwestern didn't have done well against Civic Memorial recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Southwestern walked away with a 2-0 victory over Civic Memorial. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Piasa Birds.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17.
North Mac's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Southwestern, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
North Mac was able to grind out a solid win over Southwestern in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Mac since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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