The Paradise Honors Panthers will head out to face off against the Shadow Mountain Matadors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Paradise Honors will be strutting in after a win while Shadow Mountain will be coming in after a defeat.
Paradise Honors took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Goldwater as Paradise Honors made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Paradise Honors might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Goldwater scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-12, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Shadow Mountain suffered their biggest loss since September 10th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to St. Mary's. The Matadors have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-19, 25-18.
Despite their defeat, Shadow Mountain saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Lillian Vargas, who had 13 digs and two aces, was perhaps the best of all. Vargas has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Arie Marchelli, who had ten digs and 14 assists.
Paradise Honors' win bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Shadow Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Paradise Honors beat Shadow Mountain 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paradise Honors since the squad 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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