There's no place like home for Pontiac, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers 2-1. This was payback for the Indians, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Pontiac 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 22-25, 25-12, 25-18.
Pontiac was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive games.
Pontiac has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-12.
Pontiac has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Gardner-South Wilmington on the 15th. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Milford on the 12th.
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