The Greensburg Pirates will take on the Jennings County Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greensburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over South Dearborn. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Greensburg had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-11, 25-22, 25-12.
Greensburg found their leader in underclassman Kirkley Lowe, who had nine digs and two aces.
Greensburg 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 ten aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Jennings County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mt. Vernon 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Jennings County who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 10-25, 15-13.
Greensburg is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Jennings County, their record now sits at 23-8.
Greensburg might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Jennings County in their previous matchup back in September. Can Greensburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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