On Friday, Penfield faced Shenendehowa in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Penfield Patriots came out on top against the Shenendehowa Plainsmen by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Patriots also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2022.
Penfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-10, 25-18, 25-18.
Several Plainsmen players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Genny Sala, who had 21 digs.
Penfield has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Shenendehowa, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 18-1-1.
Penfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-1 tie vs. Westhill on the 28th. Shenendehowa has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Chautauqua Lake on the 28th.
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