Volleyball Recap: Panther Valley Panthers vs. Lehighton Indians
Panther Valley had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Lehighton Indians as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The win didn't come easy: Lehighton scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-12, 25-16.
Caroline Breslin had a dynamite game for Panther Valley, getting 11 digs and ten aces. Those ten aces gave Breslin a new career-high.
Panther Valley couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 59% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.6% earlier this season, but in their last ten games they've averaged 39.2%.
Despite the loss, Lehighton still got an impressive performance from Lyla Kershner, who had 20 digs, two aces, and a kill. Kershner is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Panther Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-2 record this season. As for Lehighton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.
Panther Valley has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Tamaqua on the 8th. As for Lehighton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Nativity BVM on the 5th.
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