After flying high against Lake Dallas on Tuesday, Celina came back down to earth. The Bobcats fell just short of the Panther Creek Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Celina actually scored more points across those five sets (104-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 9-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-9.
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Despite the defeat, Celina saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Addilyn Paulson had 15 digs and four aces. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Paulson.
Celina's loss dropped their record down to 8-22. As for Panther Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Celina is set to take on their familiar foe Van Alstyne at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Panther Creek will challenge rival Gainesville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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