The Spring Lake Park Panthers will face off against the Park Center Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, Spring Lake Park didn't have quite enough to beat Andover and fell 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Huskies 25-20 in the first set.
Spring Lake Park actually scored more points across those five sets (105-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Spring Lake Park's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Hector Ly, who had 17 assists and eight digs, and Cullen Larson, who had six kills and three digs.
Meanwhile, Park Center unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Anoka on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
Park Center couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Anoka a tough time in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 30-28.
Everything went Spring Lake Park's way against Park Center when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Spring Lake Park made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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