Portland is 2-8 against Gallatin since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Panthers will face off against the Green Wave at 6:00 p.m.
On Thursday, Portland came up short against Mount Juliet and fell 3-1.
While Portland ultimately came up short, they really made Mount Juliet work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 16-25, 28-26, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Gallatin made easy work of Beech on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Green Wave.
Gallatin was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20, 25-14.
Portland better focus on containing Skylar Wilson and Chloe Wix as the pair were huge in Gallatin's win. Wilson had nine digs and five aces, while Wix had ten assists and eight digs. That's the most aces Wilson has posted since back in September of 2024.
Gallatin was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Gallatin's record is now 19-9. As for Portland, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-19.
Portland might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Gallatin when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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