The Abbott Panthers will square off against the Riesel Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Abbott will head out to face Riesel after giving up their first home loss of the season last Tuesday. Abbott fell just short of Avalon by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Panthers let down their fans at home.
Abbott took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 27-25, 14-25, 24-26, 25-16, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Riesel had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Pirates.
While Riesel won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 27-25.
Riesel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive games.
Abbott's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-8. As for Riesel, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-20 record this season.
Abbott was able to grind out a solid win over Riesel in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, winning 2-0. Does Abbott have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riesel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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