The Elizabethtown Bears will head out to face off against the Ephrata Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Elizabethtown will be strutting in after a win while Ephrata will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, Elizabethtown made easy work of Manheim Central and carried off a 3-0 victory. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bears yet this season.
Elizabethtown walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-22, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Ephrata suffered their biggest defeat since September 14th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Hempfield. The loss continues a trend for the Mountaineers in their matchups with the Black Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Hempfield scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-20.
Chloe Saylor put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had ten digs and two aces.
The victory made it two in a row for Elizabethtown and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Ephrata, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11-4.
Elizabethtown was able to grind out a solid win over Ephrata in their previous meeting on September 3rd, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elizabethtown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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