Paschal unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Joshua Owls on Tuesday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Owls recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Paschal started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-10, 25-22.
Georgia Ostransky paced Paschal's offense, picking up 15 kills. Ostransky got some help from Ellie Raymond and her 20 assists. Delaney Chase controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Joshua can attribute much of their success to Ruby Vincent, who had nine digs and three assists. That's the most assists Vincent has posted since back in October of 2024.
Paschal didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Lake Ridge on the 14th. As for Joshua, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Tascosa on the 14th.
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