Volleyball Preview: Conestoga Pioneers vs. Downingtown West Whippets
The Conestoga Pioneers will venture away from home to take on the Downingtown West Whippets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Conestoga will be strutting in after a win while Downingtown West will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, Conestoga made easy work of Springfield and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pioneers.
Conestoga was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-11, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Leighton Hornaday, who had 22 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Conestoga couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.6% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Downingtown West came up short against Downingtown East on Monday and fell 3-1. The Whippets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Downingtown West was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Downingtown East work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 23-25, 25-23, 26-24.
Conestoga has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Downingtown West, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Conestoga came up short against Downingtown West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Conestoga avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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