Volleyball Preview: Nazareth Area Blue Eagles vs. Easton Area Rovers
Nazareth Area is 8-2 against Easton Area since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will welcome the Easton Area Rovers at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Monday, Nazareth Area didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty and fell 3-2. The Blue Eagles have struggled against the Hurricanes recently, as their game on Monday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Nazareth Area sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, Nazareth Area got top-tier performance from Mallory Garland, who had 20 digs and two aces. Garland is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Nazareth Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven contests.
Meanwhile, Easton Area lost 3-0 to Liberty on Wednesday. The Rovers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-11.
Nazareth Area's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9. As for Easton Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Everything went Nazareth Area's way against Easton Area when the teams last played back in September, as Nazareth Area made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Nazareth Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Easton Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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