On Tuesday, Pelham faced Spain Park in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pelham Panthers won by a set and slipped past the Spain Park Jaguars 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Pelham had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 17-25, 25-13, 25-22, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Spain Park had strong showings from Reagan Gilbert, who had 15 digs, and Camdyn Kyes, who had 12 digs.
Pelham is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-8 record this season. As for Spain Park, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 23-14 record this season.
Pelham will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Spanish Fort at 4:30 p.m. Spanish Fort is coming into the game with 20 straight wins at home, so Pelham will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Spain Park, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars dukes it out withSpringville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. They will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Spain Park surely won't give up without a fight.
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