After two games on the road, Royall is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the De Soto Pirates will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Royall challenged Hillsboro on Thursday. Royall came up short against Hillsboro, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Panthers have suffered against the Tigers since October 8, 2021.
Royall was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-11, 25-19.
Meanwhile, De Soto had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Trojans.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-92) De Soto actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-21, 25-22, 12-25, 15-13.
De Soto was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Royall's loss dropped their record down to 14-16. As for De Soto, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season.
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