Volleyball Preview: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers vs. Palmerton Blue Bombers
Northwestern Lehigh has gone 10-0 against Palmerton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers will play host again on Monday to welcome the Palmerton Blue Bombers, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Palmerton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Northwestern Lehigh, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went Northwestern Lehigh's way against Lehighton as Northwestern Lehigh made off with a 3-0 victory.
Northwestern Lehigh never let Lehighton on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 26-24.
Northwestern Lehigh got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Shannon Green out in front who had five digs, two kills, and 20 assists. Green is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Norah Silfies, who had six kills, four blocks, and two aces.
Meanwhile, Palmerton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against Jim Thorpe, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-11, 25-18.
Northwestern Lehigh's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8. As for Palmerton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything went Northwestern Lehigh's way against Palmerton when the teams last played back in September, as Northwestern Lehigh made off with a 3-0 win. Does Northwestern Lehigh have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmerton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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