The Highland Rams are taking a road trip to take on the West Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Highland is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Highland saw some tournament action two weeks ago. They fell 2-0 to Loyola.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against East by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Leopards: they've now won four in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 25-18.
West's win came from a few key players Highland will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ethan Bigelow, who had 12 digs.
West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for West, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 9-7.
Highland skirted past West 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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