It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Saint Mary had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the San Marin Mustangs as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2022.
Saint Mary's never let San Marin on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Kalaya Phung paced Saint Mary's offense, picking up 12 kills. Phung got some help from
Jocelyn Martinez and her 17 assists.
Saint Mary's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for San Marin, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 23-14.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Marin Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. They will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Saint Mary's surely won't give up without a fight. San Marin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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