After both having extra time off, the Manchester Panthers and the Pymatuning Valley Lakers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Wednesday, Manchester came up short against Northwest and fell 3-1. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Manchester 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 17-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-19.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Pymatuning Valley and Conneaut, and Conneaut kept the tradition alive. The Lakers lost 3-0 to the Spartans on Wednesday.
Manchester's loss dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Pymatuning Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
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