After both having extra time off, the Tunkhannock Tigers and the Abington Heights Comets will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Monday, Tunkhannock came up short against Holy Redeemer and fell 3-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tunkhannock couldn't get the W, but boy did they fight for it: two sets took extra rallies. The final score came out to 27-25, 18-25, 27-25, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Abington Heights entered their tilt with Dunmore on Saturday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Everything went their way against the Bucks as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Abington Heights walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-21.
Abington Heights can attribute much of their success to Madison Smith, who had six digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Abington Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in eight consecutive matches.
Tunkhannock's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Abington Heights, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Tunkhannock came out on top in a nail-biter against Abington Heights in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Tunkhannock repeat their success, or does Abington Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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