Volleyball Preview: Dunmore Bucks vs. Montrose Meteors
Dunmore is 10-0 against Montrose since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Dunmore Bucks will host the Montrose Meteors at 5:00 p.m. Dunmore will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Dunmore had just enough and edged Scranton out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (111-99) Dunmore actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 11-25, 25-22, 20-25, 18-16.
Dunmore found their leader in underclassman Elena Piepoli, who had 22 digs. With that strong performance, Piepoli is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Montrose beat Susquehanna 3-1 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Meteors.
Montrose was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 28-26, 24-26, 25-13.
Montrose can attribute much of their success to Mackenzie Johnston, who had ten digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Johnston a new career-high.
Dunmore's win bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Montrose, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Dunmore took their win against Montrose when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Dunmore repeat their success, or does Montrose have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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