The Porterville Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Golden West Trailblazers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Porterville is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Redwood just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Rangers by a score of 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rangers 25-20 in the first set.
Porterville took Redwood into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Golden West waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Pioneers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Golden West won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-19.
Porterville's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-5. As for Golden West, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season.
Porterville was able to grind out a solid win over Golden West when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Porterville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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