Van Alstyne is 0-10 against Celina since October of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Van Alstyne Panthers will take on the Celina Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. Van Alstyne will be strutting in after a win while Celina will be coming in after a defeat.
Van Alstyne took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. They skirted past Caddo Mills 3-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Van Alstyne was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-102), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-23, 17-25, 25-17, 16-14.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Celina's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Panther Creek.
Celina took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-16, 25-21, 26-24.
The win got Van Alstyne back to even at 14-14. As for Celina, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Van Alstyne suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Celina in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Van Alstyne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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