The Van Buren Pointers will face off against the Siloam Springs Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Van Buren is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Farmington, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Van Buren was ranked 21st). Van Buren fell just short of Farmington by a score of 3-2 last Tuesday. The Pointers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Siloam Springs lost 3-0 to Shiloh Christian on Tuesday.
Siloam Springs was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 25-23.
Van Buren's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6-2. As for Siloam Springs, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.
Everything went Van Buren's way against Siloam Springs in their previous matchup back in September, as Van Buren made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Van Buren repeat their success, or does Siloam Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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