Plant faced Lake Highland Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 3-2. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Highlanders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.
Plant was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lake Highland Prep work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-24, 18-25, 24-26, 15-10.
Ella Mossbacher paced Plant's offense, picking up 19 kills. Mossbacher got some help from Sophie Dostic and her 43 assists. Abby Bucey controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Plant's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lake Highland Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Plant has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Northside Christian on the 4th. As for Lake Highland Prep, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Bishop Moore on the 9th.
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