Tompkins is 5-0 against Paetow since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tompkins Falcons will be playing at home against the Paetow Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Tompkins will be strutting in after a victory while Paetow will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Tompkins sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Jordan.
Tompkins had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-15, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Paetow was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Jordan, falling 3-0.
Paetow was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-22, 25-20.
Paetow's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mia Deleon, who had 14 digs, and Francesca Easterbrook, who had seven digs. Deleon is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Tompkins is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Paetow, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-21.
Everything went Tompkins' way against Paetow in their previous matchup back in September, as Tompkins made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Tompkins repeat their success, or does Paetow have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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