Volleyball Preview: Valley View Cougars vs. Pocono Mountain East Cardinals
The Valley View Cougars will take on the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Valley View's way against West Scranton as Valley View made off with a 3-0 victory. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cougars yet this season.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 25-21.
Layla Marino and Nevaeh Evans were among the main playmakers for Valley View as the former had 12 aces and five digs and the latter had two kills, two aces, and 18 assists. The dominant performance gave Marino a new career-high in aces.
Valley View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Pocono Mountain East had just enough and edged Pocono Mountain West out 3-2 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Pocono Mountain East was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Valley View's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for Pocono Mountain East, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Valley View suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pocono Mountain East when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Valley View have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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