Pine Island is 1-9 against Zumbrota-Mazeppa since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Cougars at 7:15 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Pine Island came up short against Byron and fell 3-1.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Byron scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Zumbrota-Mazeppa was able to grind out a solid win over Fillmore Central on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17.
Pine Island's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Zumbrota-Mazeppa, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Pine Island came up short against Zumbrota-Mazeppa in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Pine Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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