Porterville hasn't had much luck against Monache recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Porterville Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Monache Marauders at 6:30 p.m. Porterville is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Porterville got the win against Mt. Whitney by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Porterville's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Monache didn't have quite enough to beat Golden West on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Marauders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trailblazers 25-23 in the first set.
Monache actually scored more points across those five sets (105-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 26-24, 13-25, 15-13.
Porterville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for Monache, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-21 record this season.
Porterville was able to grind out a solid victory over Monache when the teams last played on October 8th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Porterville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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