It was a proper cat-fight when Phillipsburg duked it out withSt. John on Saturday. The Phillipsburg Panthers took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. John Tigers. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Phillipsburg was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19.
Karissa Keeten and Kaitlyn Rothe certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Keeten had four digs and 12 assists, while Rothe had five digs.
Phillipsburg's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for St. John, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Phillipsburg didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Trego on the 1st. St. John has also already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Macksville on the 1st.
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