The Peyton Panthers will head out to face off against the Fountain Valley Danes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Peyton didn't have quite enough to beat Swallows Charter Academy and fell 3-2.
Peyton took Swallows Charter Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 23-25, 22-25, 25-15, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Fountain Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-match winning streak on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Simla.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-5, 25-5.
Peyton will have to keep a close watch on Olivia Nunez-Alley and Ainsley Joseph, a pair of players who had a big impact on Fountain Valley's prior game. Nunez-Alley had 14 digs and one block, while Joseph had 16 digs. Joseph has been hot, having posted 16 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Fountain Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Peyton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Peyton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Fountain Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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