The Elder Panthers will challenge the St. Xavier Bombers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elder is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Elder is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Lakota East, who was ranked seventh at the time (Elder was ranked first). The Panthers walked away with a 3-1 win over the Thunderhawks on Monday.
Elder had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 25-13, 25-22.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier was able to grind out a solid victory over Perry Meridian on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.
Elder's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for St. Xavier, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Elder was able to grind out a solid win over St. Xavier in their previous meeting back in March, winning 3-1. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bombers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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