After flying high against Rising Sun last Monday, Perryville came back down to earth. The Perryville Panthers came up short against the Bel Air Bobcats on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
While Perryville ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-21.
Perryville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brooke Taylor, who had nine digs and five kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor McGuirk, who had seven digs and a block.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Perryville kept the net locked down and finished the game with 15 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Perryville's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Bel Air, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Fallston at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Perryville is facing Fallston at the right time seeing as Fallston is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Bel Air, they will square off against C. Milton Wright at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bel Air is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
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