Volleyball Preview: Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders vs. Saucon Valley Panthers
Notre Dame-Green Pond has gone 10-0 against Saucon Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Saucon Valley Panthers, where is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Notre Dame-Green Pond is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Southern Lehigh just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Spartans. The Crusaders have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-13, 25-20.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Hannah Lilly, who had eight digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Banaag, who had four aces.
Meanwhile, Saucon Valley came up short against Southern Lehigh on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 25-13.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Saucon Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Notre Dame-Green Pond has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Saucon Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Notre Dame-Green Pond beat Saucon Valley 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Notre Dame-Green Pond have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saucon Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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