The Siloam Springs Panthers will challenge the Farmington Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Siloam Springs sitting on four straight wins and Farmington on five.
On Tuesday, Siloam Springs got the win against Harrison by a conclusive 3-0.
Siloam Springs never let Harrison on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-22, 25-13.
Cenzi Johnson
| 10/07/25 @ Harrison | 20 |
| 10/02/25 vs Greenwood | 31 |
| 09/30/25 vs Russellville | 16 |
| 09/25/25 @ Alma | 17 |
| 09/23/25 @ Van Buren | 27 |
Cenzi Johnson and Yanah Lee were among the main playmakers for Siloam Springs as the former had 20 digs and one assist and the latter had five digs and three assists. Johnson has been hot, having posted 16 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Farmington faced Van Buren in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Cardinals had just enough and edged out the Pointers 3-2.
Farmington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-13.
Farmington's victory bumped their record up to 19-5-1. As for Siloam Springs, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Siloam Springs has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Farmington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
