The Scranton Knights will square off against the Susquehanna Sabers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Scranton will be strutting in after a victory while Susquehanna will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Scranton sidestepped Forest City for a 3-2 win.
Scranton was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 22-25, 19-25, 25-9, 15-4.
Scranton can attribute much of their success to Tia Nallo, who had 21 digs and eight aces, and Amaya Maglioli, who had 15 digs, 11 kills, and seven aces. With that strong performance, Maglioli is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Catherine Hill, who had four aces, three kills, and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Scranton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 35 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Susquehanna entered their contest against Western Wayne last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Susquehanna lost 3-0 to Western Wayne. The Sabers just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-16.
Scranton's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Susquehanna, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Scranton took their win against Susquehanna when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Scranton repeat their success, or does Susquehanna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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