Volleyball Game Preview: Abington Heights Comets vs. Dunmore Bucks

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 2:33am

Volleyball Preview: Abington Heights Comets vs. Dunmore Bucks

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Abington Heights is 1-8-1 against Dunmore since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Abington Heights Comets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Dunmore Bucks at 10:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Monday, Abington Heights got the win against Susquehanna by a conclusive 3-0.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Abington Heights was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-14, 25-7.

Meanwhile, Dunmore had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top against the Meteors by a score of 3-1.

Dunmore had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-21.

Dunmore found their leader in underclassman Elena Piepoli, who had 24 digs. Those 24 digs set a new season-high mark for Piepoli.

Abington Heights has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Dunmore, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.

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