The Orange Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Western Pioneers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Orange and Los Amigos meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Lobos by a score of 3-2.
Western extended their winning streak to 17 games thanks to a huge performance from Byron Miranda. The Pioneers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Loara on Tuesday thanks in part to Miranda, who had 19 digs and one assist. Miranda is crushing it when it comes to digs: he's had at least 11 every time he's taken the court this season.
Western not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Loara between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-14, 25-17.
Orange's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Western, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home.
Orange suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Western when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miranda, who had 28 digs and four assists. Now that the Panthers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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