Lake Arthur hasn't had much luck against Gateway Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Lake Arthur will be strutting in after a victory while Gateway Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Lake Arthur had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Floyd on Thursday. The Panthers blew past the Broncos 3-0. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Broncos recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Lake Arthur not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Floyd between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Gateway Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Melrose on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Buffaloes 25-20 in the first set.
Gateway Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Melrose into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-17, 12-25, 25-16, 15-7.
Gateway Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Lake Arthur, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
Lake Arthur might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Gateway Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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