Volleyball Preview: Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays vs. Ferndale Yellow Jackets
After both having extra time off, the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays and the Ferndale Yellow Jackets will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Conemaugh Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Conemaugh Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Conemaugh Township just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 3-2. While the Blue Jays didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-19 in the first set.
Conemaugh Valley took Conemaugh Township into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-16, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Conemaugh Valley saw an underclassman step up: Madison Mccleester had 28 digs. Those 28 digs set a new season-high mark for Mccleester.
Meanwhile, Ferndale made easy work of Salisbury Elk Lick on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ferndale was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-14, 25-14.
Conemaugh Valley's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Ferndale, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Conemaugh Valley came up short against Ferndale in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can Conemaugh Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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