Monache is 9-1 against Porterville since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Monache Marauders will look to defend their home court against the Porterville Panthers at 6:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Monache didn't have quite enough to beat Golden West and fell 3-2. While the Marauders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trailblazers 25-23 in the first set.
Monache actually scored more points across those five sets (105-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 26-24, 13-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Porterville waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Pioneers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Porterville's got stronger as the match went on, holding Mt. Whitney to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-19, 25-18.
Monache has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-21 record this season. As for Porterville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
Monache came up short against Porterville in their previous meeting on October 8th, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Porterville's Sianna Prum, who had 15 digs and two aces. Now that Monache knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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