Duncanville waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Mesquite Skeeters 3-0. The Panthers and Pantherettes have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Skeeters, too.
Duncanville never let Mesquite on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10, 25-23.
Leading Duncanville to victory were Daela Session and Janiya Modkins. Session had eight digs and three aces, while Modkins had 15 assists. Modkins is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Duncanville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-15 record this season. As for Mesquite, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Duncanville will venture away from home to face off against DeSoto at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. DeSoto is on a four-game streak of home wins, Duncanville a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Mesquite, they are on the road again on Friday to play Cedar Hill at 5:30 p.m. Mesquite is facing Cedar Hill at the right time seeing as Cedar Hill is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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