Porterville entered their game against Redwood on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Porterville Panthers fell just short of the Redwood Rangers by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Panthers let down their fans at home.
Porterville wouldn't go down easily and took Redwood into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Porterville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Redwood was led to victory by Avery Bratsch and Angelina Miranda. Bratsch had 11 digs and 11 assists, while Miranda had 13 digs, four aces, and a kill. Those four aces gave Miranda a new career-high.
Porterville's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-5. As for Redwood, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Porterville will head out to face off against Golden West at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Golden West will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Porterville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Redwood, they will venture away from home to square off against Monache at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Redwood is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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