Southeastern has gone 5-0 against Washington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Southeastern Panthers' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Washington Blue Lions at 10:00 a.m.
Last Thursday, Southeastern didn't have quite enough to beat Adena and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Southeastern took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 26-24, 20-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Southeastern saw an underclassman step up: Kyra Francis had 19 digs.
Meanwhile, Washington hadn't done well against McClain recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Washington walked away with a 3-1 victory over McClain.
Washington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-22.
Southeastern's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Washington, their win bumped their record up to 3-11.
Southeastern was able to grind out a solid victory over Washington when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Southeastern repeat their success, or does Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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