Portville came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Vestal Golden Bears by a score of 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Portville easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20.
Portville can attribute much of their success to Mia Rhinehart, who had eight digs, three aces, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Portville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Portville is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3-2 record this season. As for Vestal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Portville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Tioga on the 19th. As for Vestal, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Binghamton at 6:30 p.m.
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