Pelham unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Briarwood Christian Lions on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Pelham was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Briarwood Christian work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 30-28, 25-18.
Aubrie Smith paced Pelham's offense, picking up ten kills. Smith got some help from Bristol Hannah and her 24 assists. Hannah was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Pelham will square off against Starkville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers are facing the Yellowjackets at the right time seeing as the Yellowjackets are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Briarwood Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chelsea at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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