The Lehighton Indians will head out on the road to take on the Catasauqua Rough Riders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lehighton has three straight victories, Catasauqua has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Lehighton got the win against Palmerton by a conclusive 3-0.
Lehighton never let Palmerton on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-7.
Among those leading the charge was Vera Hartsell, who had five digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September of 2023.
Lehighton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Catasauqua came up short against Southern Lehigh on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-13, 25-8.
Lehighton's win bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Catasauqua, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything went Lehighton's way against Catasauqua in their previous matchup back in September, as Lehighton made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lehighton since the squad 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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