Volleyball Preview: Pen Argyl Green Knights vs. Lehighton Indians
The Pen Argyl Green Knights will head out on the road to take on the Lehighton Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pen Argyl is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Pen Argyl didn't have quite enough to beat Notre Dame-Green Pond and fell 3-2.
Pen Argyl took Notre Dame-Green Pond into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-12, 25-27, 21-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Lehighton hadn't done well against Nativity BVM recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Lehighton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Nativity BVM 3-2.
Lehighton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-27, 25-20, 25-11, 15-10.
Lehighton's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lyla Kershner, who had 31 digs and a kill, and Breanna Demage, who had 12 digs. Kershner is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Pen Argyl's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Lehighton, their record is now 11-8.
Pen Argyl came up short against Lehighton in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Pen Argyl avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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