The Paola Panthers will square off against the Rock Creek Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Paola sitting on three straight wins and Rock Creek on four.
On Saturday, Paola narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Wamego 2-1.
Paola 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 19-25, 25-16, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Rock Creek beat Tonganoxie 2-0 on Saturday.
Rock Creek easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20.
Rock Creek's win bumped their record up to 32-6. As for Paola, their victory bumped their record up to 26-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Paola has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Rock Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Paola came up short against Rock Creek in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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