Portville has gone 8-0 against Cattaraugus-Little Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Portville Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Cattaraugus-Little Valley Timberwolves at 5:00 p.m. Portville will be strutting in after a victory while Cattaraugus-Little Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Portville had won 16 straight home games dating back to last season and Mia Rhinehart did her part to make it 17 on Wednesday. Portville put the hurt on Randolph with a sharp 3-0 win thanks in part to Rhinehart, who had 13 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played.
Portville was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-19, 25-14.
Portville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cattaraugus-Little Valley had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of Chautauqua Lake by a score of 2-1 back in October.
The 2-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by two points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 24-26, 16-14.
Portville is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-3-2 record this season. As for Cattaraugus-Little Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Portville took their victory against Cattaraugus-Little Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Portville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cattaraugus-Little Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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