The Western Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Bronson Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Western took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Vicksburg 2-1.
Western had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Bronson waltzed into their contest last Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-17, 25-7.
Western's win bumped their record up to 19-9-2. As for Bronson, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8-6 record this season.
Western came up short against Bronson when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Western avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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