Blanco is 8-2 against Comfort since November of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Blanco Panthers will be playing at home against the Comfort Bobcats/Deer at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Blanco sidestepped Ingram Moore for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Blanco was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-16, 23-25, 25-13, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Comfort waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Buffaloes.
The victory didn't come easy: Florence scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-16, 25-15.
Comfort found their leader in underclassman Tindall Ahrens, who had 16 digs, nine kills, and two aces. Ahrens has been hot recently, having posted six or more kills the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Nieto, who had eight aces and three digs.
Comfort 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 11 aces in five consecutive matches.
Blanco's win bumped their record up to 14-18. As for Comfort, they pushed their record up to 18-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Blanco came up short against Comfort in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ahrens, who had 19 kills, 17 digs, and eight aces. Now that Blanco 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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