After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Harmony, Tohopekaliga was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Gateway Panthers out 3-2. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
Tohopekaliga was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 16-14.
Despite the defeat, Gateway saw an underclassman step up: Leimarys Padro had 18 digs.
Tohopekaliga's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. As for Gateway, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Tohopekaliga will welcome Innovation at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Gateway, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Cypress Creek at 6:00 p.m. Cypress Creek will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Gateway surely won't give up without a fight.
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