Volleyball Preview: Nazareth Area Blue Eagles vs. Bethlehem Catholic Hawks
Nazareth Area hasn't had much luck against Bethlehem Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will take on the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Nazareth Area is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Last Monday, Nazareth Area narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Northampton 3-2.
Mallory Garland was nothing short of spectacular: she had 22 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Cassidy Lohenitz, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty on Monday and fell 3-2.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Bethlehem Catholic lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-23, 28-26, 23-25, 15-12.
Nazareth Area pushed their record up to 18-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Bethlehem Catholic, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-4.
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