The Lake Dallas Falcons will take on the Panther Creek Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Panther Creek took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake Dallas, who comes in off a win.
Lake Dallas took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Bishop Dunne 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Lake Dallas' feisty defense: they held Bishop Dunne to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-4.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek entered their contest against Aubrey on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Panther Creek lost 3-0 to Aubrey. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Chaparrals: they've now lost nine in a row.
Panther Creek was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-6, 25-23.
Panther Creek's defeat came about despite a quality game from Madison Willingham, who had nine digs and two aces. Willingham is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Lake Dallas' win bumped their record up to 10-17. As for Panther Creek, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-9.
Lake Dallas was able to grind out a solid victory over Panther Creek in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Lake Dallas repeat their success, or does Panther Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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