With a playoff win on the line, Chico rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Corning Cardinals. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Chico had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-18.
Breanne Armstrong paced Chico's offense, picking up 18 kills. Armstrong got some help from Lyla Taylor and her 22 assists. Stella Pfeiffer controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.

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| 10/28/25 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 08/23/25 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 08/24/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 10/26/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/27/21 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 08/21/21 - Home | 2-0 W |
The victory got Chico back to even at 16-16. As for Corning, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-19.
Chico has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Pleasant Valley on the 4th. Corning does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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