Volleyball Preview: Garnet Valley Jaguars vs. Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers
Garnet Valley is 9-0 against Marple Newtown since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Garnet Valley Jaguars will take on the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers at 3:45 p.m. Garnet Valley will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, everything went Garnet Valley's way against Ridley as Garnet Valley made off with a 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Marple Newtown didn't have done well against Lower Merion recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Marple Newtown narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lower Merion 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Marple Newtown got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-23, 13-25, 25-17, 26-28, 15-12.
Marple Newtown's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Heidi Reller, who had 37 digs. Reller is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabrielle Sheridan, who had nine digs and 42 assists.
Garnet Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Marple Newtown, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Garnet Valley's way against Marple Newtown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Garnet Valley made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garnet Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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