The Upper St. Clair Panthers will challenge the Canon-McMillan Big Macs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Upper St. Clair took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They won by a set and slipped past Hedgesville 1-0.
Upper St. Clair had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firstzero sets, they turned around to win the next two. After all that action, the final score was 25-18.
Meanwhile, Canon-McMillan waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Highlanders with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20, 25-16.
Canon-McMillan relied on the efforts of Sophia Powell, who had ten digs, and Cali Daegan, who hit 55.6% for 16 kills, 15 digs, and two aces. The dominant performance gave Daegan a new career-high in hitting percentage.
Upper St. Clair's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Canon-McMillan, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Upper St. Clair came out on top in a nail-biter against Canon-McMillan in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Upper St. Clair since the squad 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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