Tri-County is 7-2 against Pittsville since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tri-County Penguins are on the road again to play the Pittsville Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Tri-County had just enough and edged Marshall out 2-1.
Tri-County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-11, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Pittsville waltzed into their match on Thursday with 17 straight wins... but they left with 18. Everything went their way against the Royals as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-15, 25-21.
Pittsville relied on the efforts of Kaylee Jacobson, who had 19 digs and two aces, and Emma Bowden, who had five digs and 11 assists. Jacobson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Pittsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Tri-County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for Pittsville, they pushed their record up to 25-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Tri-County beat Pittsville 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pittsville's Brooke Grossman, who had two kills, two aces, and a block. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tri-County still be able to contain Grossman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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