Porterville hasn't had much luck against Redwood recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Rangers at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Porterville took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Golden West with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Trailblazers: they've now won seven in a row.
Porterville was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-15, 25-23.

Viridiana Ruiz-Valle
10/16/25 vs Golden West | 11 |
10/15/25 @ El Diamante | 9 |
09/12/25 vs Lemoore | 7 |
09/12/25 vs North | 6 |
10/14/24 @ Golden West | 5 |
Among those leading the charge was Viridiana Ruiz-Valle, who had 11 digs and one assist. Those 11 digs gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Redwood made easy work of Monache on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Redwood's got stronger as the match went on, holding Monache to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-17.
Redwood's win bumped their record up to 18-14. As for Porterville, their victory bumped their record up to 25-7.
Porterville skirted past Redwood 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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