The Paola Panthers will face off against the Burlington Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Paola has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Burlington will come in with 14 straight wins.
It was a proper cat-fight when Paola took on Louisburg on Tuesday. The Panthers fell 3-1 to the Wildcats.
While Paola ultimately came up short, they really made Louisburg work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 18-25, 25-16, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Burlington beat Anderson County 2-0 on Tuesday.
Burlington never let Anderson County on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22.
Burlington's victory bumped their record up to 21-3. As for Paola, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 14-5.
Paola was able to grind out a solid win over Burlington in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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