Lackawanna Trail was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Valley View Cougars. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 20-25, 25-17, 25-13.
Valley View found their leader in underclassman Layla Marino, who had 13 aces and seven digs. Those 13 aces gave Marino a new career-high.
Lackawanna Trail's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Valley View, they pushed their record up to 5-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Lackawanna Trail will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Elk Lake at 5:00 p.m. on October 8th. As for Valley View, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Montrose on the 28th.
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