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| 09/09/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/12/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/02/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/10/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 10/04/23 - Away | 3-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bethlehem Catholic is 9-1 against Nazareth Area since September of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Hawks will challenge the Blue Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Bethlehem Catholic will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
On Monday, Bethlehem Catholic earned a 3-1 victory over Liberty.
Bethlehem Catholic walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 25-27, 25-10.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Nazareth Area sidestepped Northampton for a 3-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Blue Eagles in their matchups with the Konkrete Kids: they've now won four in a row.
Nazareth Area was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-97), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 26-24, 10-25, 21-25, 15-6.
Bethlehem Catholic better focus on containing Mallory Garland and Keeley Kershner as the pair were huge in Nazareth Area's win. Garland had eight digs and four aces, while Kershner had ten kills, eight digs, and three aces. That's the most aces Garland has posted since back in October of 2024.
Nazareth Area was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Bethlehem Catholic's record is now 15-0. As for Nazareth Area, the victory got them back to even at 8-8-1.
Everything went Bethlehem Catholic's way against Nazareth Area in their previous matchup back in September, as Bethlehem Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
