After five games on the road, Putnam is heading back home. They will challenge the Plainfield Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Monday, Putnam came up short against Hillhouse and fell 3-1. While the Clippers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Academics 25-23 in the first set.
Putnam started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-21.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Plainfield took on Foran on Monday. Plainfield came up short against Foran, falling 3-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-13, 25-16.
The losing side was boosted by Shae Valentin, who had 15 digs.
Putnam now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Plainfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Putnam came up short against Plainfield when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valentin, who had 22 digs. Now that Putnam knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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