A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe Kerman Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Washington Union is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Reedley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost six in a row.
Washington Union started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-17, 25-15, 26-24.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jade Holland, who had 19 digs, 15 kills, five aces, and a block. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Yaslene Barr, who had 18 digs, 14 kills, and two aces.
Meanwhile, Kerman waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 3-1.
Kerman had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-16.
Washington Union's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-12-1. As for Kerman, they pushed their record up to 20-12 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
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