Volleyball Game Preview: Dunmore Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:27am

Volleyball Preview: Dunmore Bucks vs. Lackawanna Trail Lions

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Dunmore is 10-0 against Lackawanna Trail since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Dunmore Bucks will challenge the Lackawanna Trail Lions at 5:00 p.m. Dunmore is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

On Monday, Dunmore got the win against West Scranton by a conclusive 3-0.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-24, 25-12.

Dunmore was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Lackawanna Trail didn't have quite enough to beat West Scranton on Thursday and fell 3-2.

Lackawanna Trail took West Scranton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-20, 24-26, 25-22, 15-10.

Dunmore pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lackawanna Trail, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.

Dunmore took their win against Lackawanna Trail in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dunmore since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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