The Valley View Cougars are on the road again on Monday to play the North Pocono Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Valley View was able to grind out a solid victory over Lackawanna Trail, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-12, 20-25, 25-17, 25-13.
Layla Marino was a one-man wrecking crew for Valley View as she had 13 aces and seven digs. The dominant performance gave Marino a new career-high in aces.
Valley View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Pocono had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bucks as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant North Pocono was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-13.
Valley View pushed their record up to 5-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for North Pocono, their record now sits at 4-0.
Valley View suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to North Pocono in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Valley View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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