Jim Thorpe has been away from home for five games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Jim Thorpe is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since August 26th on Monday. They came up short against Southern Lehigh, falling 3-0. The Olympians haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Jim Thorpe had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 14 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-14, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame-Green Pond came up short against Lehighton on Monday and fell 3-1. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Notre Dame-Green Pond started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20.
Jim Thorpe's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-5-3. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Jim Thorpe beat Notre Dame-Green Pond 3-1 when the teams last played back in August. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Notre Dame-Green Pond's Hannah Lilly, who had 13 digs and five aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jim Thorpe still be able to contain Lilly? There's only one way to find out.
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