The Prospect Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Grove Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Prospect didn't have quite enough to beat Pioneer and fell 3-2. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Prospect actually scored more points across those five sets (104-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Westmont.
Oak Grove started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 26-24, 25-14, 25-23.
Prospect will have to contain Gavin Rino as he made an impact in Oak Grove's last game. He had 18 digs and three aces. Those 18 digs gave Rino a new career-high.
Oak Grove's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Prospect, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Prospect came up short against Oak Grove in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Prospect avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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