We've got a battle between Panthers coming up. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
West Adams took a three-set defeat the last time they faced off against Manual Arts, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. West Adams narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Manual Arts 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Panthers, who have now won four matchups in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (99-97) West Adams actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-17, 15-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Franklin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Bell on Thursday.
Franklin was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 24-26, 21-25, 25-15, 15-9.
West Adams' win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Franklin, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
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