It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Porterville had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Nipomo Titans with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on six straight.
Porterville never let Nipomo on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-22.
Haiden Arbelo paced Porterville's offense, picking up 26 kills. Arbelo got some help from
Natalie Rankin and her 35 assists.
Renna Lamb controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Porterville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season. As for Nipomo, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-9.
Porterville will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Reedley, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Reedley will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Porterville surely won't give up without a fight. Nipomo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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