The Phillipsburg Panthers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Lebo Wolves at 9:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Phillipsburg sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Thomas More Prep-Marian.
Phillipsburg had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-19, 25-19.
Jenna Storz was a one-man wrecking crew for Phillipsburg as she had 29 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Vanderveen, who had three digs.
Meanwhile, Lebo entered their tilt with Northern Heights on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lebo was: they took both sets by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-6.
Phillipsburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Lebo, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Phillipsburg came up short against Lebo in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Phillipsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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