Portville has gone 10-0 against Falconer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Portville Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Falconer Golden Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Portville had won 17 straight home games dating back to last season and Mia Rhinehart did her part to make it 18 on Friday. Portville was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Cattaraugus-Little Valley thanks in part to Rhinehart, who had 18 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-9, 25-13.
Portville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 12 matches.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Falconer had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Eagles. Winning may never get old, but the Golden Falcons sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
While Falconer might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Chautauqua Lake scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19.
Nylah Sharpe went supernova for Falconer, getting 24 digs. With that strong performance, Sharpe is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Portville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 33-3-2 record this season. As for Falconer, their record is now 18-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Portville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Falconer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Portville took their win against Falconer in their previous matchup back in October by a conclusive 3-0. Does Portville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Falconer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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