The Pine Island Panthers will head out to square off against the Chatfield Gophers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Pine Island is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
On Tuesday, Pine Island didn't have quite enough to beat Cannon Falls and fell 3-2.
Pine Island took Cannon Falls into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-9, 23-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Chatfield had already won six in a row, and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They put the hurt on the Bombers with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Chatfield took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-16, 25-17.
Pine Island's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Chatfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Pine Island might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Chatfield when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Pine Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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