After both having extra time off, the Buna Cougars and the Anahuac Panthers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Buna came up short against Hardin and fell 3-1. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hornets 25-20 in the first set.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Buna lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 27-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Anahuac waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Buccaneers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Anahuac was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 25-15.
Buna's loss dropped their record down to 12-20. As for Anahuac, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-15 record this season.
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