Volleyball Preview: Pocono Mountain West Panthers vs. Panther Valley Panthers
The Pocono Mountain West Panthers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Panther Valley Panthers at 11:30 a.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Pocono Mountain West finally turned things around against East Stroudsburg North on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Timberwolves with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted since September 10th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-19.
Pocono Mountain West relied on the efforts of Emma Covino, who had seven digs, and Isabella Scaretta, who had three digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Pocono Mountain West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Panther Valley made easy work of Mahanoy Area on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Panther Valley never let Mahanoy Area on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-12, 25-23.
Caroline Breslin was the offensive standout of the game as she had ten digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Pocono Mountain West's record is now 5-8. As for Panther Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Pocono Mountain West has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Panther Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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