The Lake Dallas Falcons will take on the Panther Creek Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Dallas will be strutting in after a win while Panther Creek will be coming in after a loss.
Lake Dallas took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Bishop Dunne 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Lake Dallas' feisty defense: they held Bishop Dunne to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-15, 25-4.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek entered their match against Aubrey on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Panther Creek came up short against Aubrey, falling 3-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Chaparrals recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Panther Creek was not 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 25-21, 25-6, 25-23.
Panther Creek's defeat came about despite a quality game from Madison Willingham, who had nine digs and two aces. Willingham is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Lake Dallas' victory bumped their record up to 10-17. As for Panther Creek, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-9.
Lake Dallas was able to grind out a solid win over Panther Creek in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, winning 2-0. Does Lake Dallas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Panther Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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