The Independent Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Flinthills Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Independent has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the tenth.
Last Tuesday, Independent came up short against Little River and fell 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-8.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Flinthills had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Flinthills' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Olpe between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18.
Flinthills couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.1% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September.
Independent's loss dropped their record down to 10-22-1. As for Flinthills, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-2 record this season.
Independent came up short against Flinthills in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Independent avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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