Southwestern has been away from home for three games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the Portville Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Southwestern finally turned things around against Olean last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Huskies as they made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Trojans have posted since November 11, 2023.
Southwestern didn't let Olean take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Portville faced Falconer in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Portville was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Falconer. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on three straight.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Portville was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-10.
Mia Rhinehart was nothing short of spectacular: she had 22 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Southwestern's victory bumped their record up to 2-4-1. As for Portville, their win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-3-2.
Southwestern suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Portville in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rhinehart, who had 16 digs and three aces. Now that Southwestern 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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