Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers. The Tigers were not able to make up for their loss to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Urbana was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Paxton-Buckley-Loda work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-20, 28-26.
Urbana's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Coming up, Urbana will take on Rantoul at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, they will face off against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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