Volleyball Preview: Garnet Valley Jaguars vs. Upper Merion Area Vikings
Garnet Valley and Upper Merion Area are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Garnet Valley Jaguars will venture away from home to challenge the Upper Merion Area Vikings at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. Garnet Valley will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Garnet Valley made easy work of Marple Newtown and carried off a 3-0 win.
Garnet Valley was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Marple Newtown squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-13, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Upper Merion Area got the win against Upper Perkiomen on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Upper Merion Area was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Upper Perkiomen squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, 25-21.
Upper Merion Area couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.2% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Garnet Valley pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Upper Merion Area, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.
Garnet Valley came up short against Upper Merion Area when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Garnet Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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