The Pana Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Riverton Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pana challenged Edwards County on Saturday. The Panthers took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Lions: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Riverton waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Wildcats.
Riverton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-20, 26-24.
Pana's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Riverton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Pana was able to grind out a solid win over Riverton when the teams last played back in September of 2024, winning 2-0. 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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