After both having extra time off, the Peninsula Panthers and the El Segundo Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Peninsula will head out to face El Segundo after giving up their first home loss of the season last Tuesday. The Panthers fell 3-1 to Redondo Union.
Peninsula couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Redondo Union a tough time in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 30-32, 25-19.
Meanwhile, El Segundo faced Redondo Union in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Thursday. The Eagles fell just short of the Sea Hawks by a score of 3-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
El Segundo started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 23-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-19, 15-5.
El Segundo's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Peninsula, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 15-6.
Everything went Peninsula's way against El Segundo when the teams last played back in March, as Peninsula made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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