PDHS Senior Volleyball team upsets first place St. John’s to cruise to finals against BCI

The senior side finished the season in third place with a 6-6 win/loss record They travelled to St John’s, who were tied with BCI for first place with an impressive 111 record The Panthers were definitely the underdogs, having lost the two games they played during the season.

In Game 1, the Panthers came out with energy to win 2516, leading most of the game and making big plays.

In Game 2, the Eagles came back to win 25-19. The Panthers seemed to lose their focus, making unforced errors. The match is now tied at one game each.

Game 3 was a tighter match from the first point to last, with the two teams trading leads until the game was tied at 25-25, and where to win a game, a team needed to win by 2 points. The Panthers take the game 28-26 and a two-game to one lead in the best of 5 matches

Game 4 was a repeat of game 3, where the score went back and forth in a heavily contested game until it was tied at 23-23. St John’s scored the next 2 points to win 25-23.

Game 5, the tie-breaking game, is a 15-point game

The teams tied at 6-6 was a turning point for the Panthers, as they took the following 6 points to take a 12-6.

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