Nazareth Area is 1-9 against Allentown Central Catholic since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will take on the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings at 6:30 p.m.
Last Monday, Nazareth Area came up short against Parkland and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21.
Nazareth Area's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mallory Garland, who had 15 digs, and Cassidy Lohenitz, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Allentown Central Catholic put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They blew past East Stroudsburg North 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Allentown Central Catholic was: they took every set by at least 15 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-3, 25-3.
Allentown Central Catholic found their leader in underclassman Briana Bauer, who had 15 digs and four aces. Bauer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jena Odenthal, who had four digs and three aces.
Allentown Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Nazareth Area's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Allentown Central Catholic, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Nazareth Area has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Allentown Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Nazareth Area suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Allentown Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Nazareth Area, Amelia Michener (who had 15 digs and three aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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