Southwestern is 0-10 against Portville since September of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Southwestern Trojans are on the road again to play the Portville Panthers at 6:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Southwestern didn't have quite enough to beat Chautauqua Lake and fell 2-1. The loss was the Trojans' first of the season.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Southwestern sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-14, 19-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Portville entered their tilt with Williamsville South on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Billies 3-2.
Portville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 23-25, 25-19, 27-25, 15-10.
Mia Rhinehart went supernova for Portville, getting 30 digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Rhinehart now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Southwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1-1. As for Portville, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1-1.
Southwestern might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Portville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Southwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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