The Masuk Panthers will face off against the Cheshire Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Masuk is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Joel Barlow, who was ranked ninth at the time (Masuk was ranked first). The Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons on Tuesday. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Cheshire was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Conard. While the Rams didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Red Wolves 25-12 in the first set.
Cheshire actually scored more points across those four sets (93-89), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-20, 27-25, 25-23.
Masuk will have to contain Jacob Tierney as he made an impact in Cheshire's last game. He had 11 digs.
Having lost for the first time this season, Masuk fell to 7-1. As for Cheshire, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Masuk skirted past Cheshire 3-2 in their previous matchup on Thursday. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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