Volleyball Preview: Nazareth Area Blue Eagles vs. Parkland Trojans
Nazareth Area is 2-8 against Parkland since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will welcome the Parkland Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Nazareth Area is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 31st on Thursday. They came up short against Liberty, falling 3-0. The Blue Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-23, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Nazareth Area had strong showings from Jacklyn Henninger, who had four digs and 22 assists, and Hailey Hubert, who had four digs. Henninger is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last 43 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Parkland came up short against Unionville on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17.
Nazareth Area's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Parkland, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Nazareth Area has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Parkland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Nazareth Area suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Parkland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parkland's Izzy Fekula, who had 21 digs and two aces. Now that Nazareth Area knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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