The Delaware Valley Warriors will take on the Pleasant Valley Bears at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Delaware Valley will head out to face Pleasant Valley after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Delaware Valley took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Berwick. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Delaware Valley took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-20, 26-28, 25-14, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley entered their game against Stroudsburg on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Pleasant Valley fell 3-1 to Stroudsburg. It was the first time this season that the Bears let down their fans at home.
Pleasant Valley 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 17-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Pleasant Valley had strong showings from Amiyah Poliseno, who had 25 digs and three aces, and Ali Snyder, who had seven digs, two aces, and a block. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Snyder now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Pleasant Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Delaware Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Pleasant Valley, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
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