Volleyball Preview: Dunmore Bucks vs. Scranton Knights
The Dunmore Bucks will head out to take on the Scranton Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went Dunmore's way against Mid Valley as Dunmore made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bucks.
The victory didn't come easy: Mid Valley scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-10, 25-16.
Dunmore was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Scranton got the win against West Scranton on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 25-8.
Dunmore's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Scranton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Dunmore has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Scranton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Dunmore's way against Scranton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Dunmore made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dunmore since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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