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. The West Adams Panthers won by a set and slipped past the Manual Arts Toilers 3-2. The game was the first time the Panthers have beaten the Toilers on their court since April 7, 2022.
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 match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-17, 15-25, 25-22, 15-10.

Panthers
03/07/25 @ Manual Arts | 3-2 |
03/05/25 vs Santee | 3-0 |
03/03/25 vs Maywood Academy | 3-0 |
02/26/25 vs USC-MAE | 3-0 |
The win (which was West Adams' fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. As for Manual Arts, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
West Adams didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Franklin on the 10th. As for Manual Arts, they will square off against Jefferson at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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