Mabank hasn't had much luck against Van recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mabank Panthers will host the Van Vandals at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Mabank didn't have quite enough to beat Ferris and fell 3-2.
Mabank took Ferris into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-21, 27-25, 24-26, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Mabank had strong showings from Lindsey Cope, who had 22 digs, 11 kills, and four aces, and Khilyn Wilkinson, who had 28 digs. The dominant performance gave Cope a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Van came up short against Lindale on Friday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Vandals have suffered against the Eagles since August 21, 2020.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-17, 25-19.
Van's loss came about despite a quality game from Averi Crouch, who had 12 digs.
Mabank now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Van, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9.
Mabank suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Van in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Mabank avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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