The Benton Panthers will square off against the Northside Grizzlies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Benton is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Thursday, Benton made easy work of Lakeside and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Benton never let Lakeside on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Northside faced Bentonville West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Northside came out on top in a nail-biter against Bentonville West , sneaking past 3-2.
Northside took Bentonville West into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Benton's win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-3-1. As for Northside, their victory bumped their record up to 18-9.
Benton came out on top in a nail-biter against Northside when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Will Benton repeat their success, or does Northside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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