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The Powell High School volleyball team defeated the Lander Tigers on Tuesday on the road 3-2 in another five-set thriller for the regular season sweep.
Lander (12-12 overall, 0-4 3A West) took …
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The Powell High School volleyball team defeated the Lander Tigers on Tuesday on the road 3-2 in another five-set thriller for the regular season sweep.
Lander (12-12 overall, 0-4 3A West) took the lead midway through the first set and pulled away late for a 25-17 win to take the 1-0 lead.
Powell (15-10 overall, 3-1 3A West) dominated early in the second set, built a double-digit advantage and earned a 25-16 win to tie the match 1-1.
Neither team could find much separation in the third set, before the Tigers found a push late to take the 2-1 lead with a 25-22 victory.
Needing a victory to push it to a fifth set the Panthers pulled ahead late in the fourth set, taking the 25-21 win.
After a close first few points of the fifth set the Panthers built a 4-5 point lead which they held throughout, and took the final 15-10 to earn the season sweep of the Tigers.
The Panthers head to Mountain View this weekend, taking part in the 3A West Conference Duals.
Powell takes on Lyman (7-17 overall, 1-2 3A West) at 3 p.m. on Friday and Pinedale (10-13-2 overall, 2-1 3A West) at 6 p.m.
The Panthers then take on the host Buffalos (18-7-1 overall, 3-0 3A West) at 9 a.m. on Saturday before finishing against Rawlins (2-21 overall, 0-3 3A West) at noon.
