After both having extra time off, the Walter Panas Panthers and the Somers Tuskers will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Two weeks ago, Walter Panas didn't have quite enough to beat Glastonbury and fell 1-0. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
Walter Panas was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by exactly three points. The final score came out to 25-22.
Meanwhile, Somers had already won ten in a row and they went ahead and made it 11 last Thursday. They came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 3-1.
Somers had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-21.
Somers was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive contests.
Walter Panas' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1-1. As for Somers, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Walter Panas suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Somers in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Walter Panas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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