Bruton had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Poquoson Islanders. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat the Islanders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Bruton who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 23-25, 25-16, 18-25, 15-13.
Bruton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive contests.
Bruton's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. As for Poquoson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Bruton will welcome New Kent at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Kent will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Bruton surely won't give up without a fight. Poquoson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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