Volleyball Preview: Northeast Bradford Panthers vs. Wellsboro Hornets
After two games on the road, Northeast Bradford is heading back home. They will welcome the Wellsboro Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Northeast Bradford earned a 3-1 win over Williamson.
Northeast Bradford walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 20-25, 25-6.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Wellsboro sidestepped Athens for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Wellsboro who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 21-25, 25-11, 23-25, 15-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wellsboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddy Cruttenden, who had 24 digs and two aces. Cruttenden is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Main, who had 16 digs, two kills, and 11 assists.
Wellsboro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Northeast Bradford's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Wellsboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Northeast Bradford took their win against Wellsboro when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Northeast Bradford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wellsboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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