With a playoff game on the line, Porterville rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Reedley Pirates. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Porterville never let Reedley on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-23.
Haiden Arbelo paced Porterville's offense, picking up 34 kills. Arbelo got some help from
Natalie Rankin and her 38 assists. Rankin also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Ryeann Anthony, racking up three apiece.
Porterville is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to aces: they averaged an imposing zero aces in those games compared to only zero in the others. As for Reedley, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 21-18.
Porterville will play host again on Thursday to welcome Bullard, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Bullard will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Porterville surely won't give up without a fight. Reedley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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