Washington Union and Kerman are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Kerman Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Washington Union is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Reedley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost five in a row.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Reedley scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Kerman beat Hanford West 3-1 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Kerman 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 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-21.
Alyssa Romero and Isabella Lupian were among the main playmakers for Kerman as the former had six aces and three digs and the latter had four aces and three digs.
They weren't the only good server: Kerman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Washington Union's loss dropped their record down to 19-10-1. As for Kerman, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Washington Union beat Kerman 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. Does Washington Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kerman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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