It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Park had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Rocklin Thunder by a score of 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Thunder: they've now won three in a row.
While West Park might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Rocklin scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18.
Tristan Apurado paced West Park's offense, picking up 19 kills. Apurado got some help from Noah Moon and his 52 assists. Vince Sison controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
When it comes to explaining why Rocklin lost, don't look at Donovan Kuwazaki. Despite the final result, he had 14 digs and four assists. Another player making a difference was Ziyi Yang, who had 11 digs.
Panthers
| 05/02/25 vs Rocklin | 3-1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Bear Creek | 3-0 |
| 04/10/25 vs Antelope | 3-1 |
| 04/08/25 vs McClatchy | 3-0 |
| 04/01/25 vs Cordova | 3-0 |
| + 4 more games |
West Park pushed their record up to 22-9 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Rocklin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-17 record this season.
West Park has already played their next game (against Nevada Union), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rocklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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