Plant faced Lake Highland Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 3-2. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Highlanders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.
Plant was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lake Highland Prep work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 26-24, 18-25, 24-26, 15-10.
Ella Mossbacher paced Plant's offense, picking up 19 kills. Mossbacher got some help from Sophie Dostic and her 43 assists. Abby Bucey controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Plant has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Lake Highland Prep, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Plant didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Northside Christian on the 4th. As for Lake Highland Prep, they will square off against Bishop Moore at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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