Allentown Central Catholic is 9-1 against Nazareth Area since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings will host the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Allentown Central Catholic will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Wednesday, Allentown Central Catholic got the win against East Stroudsburg North by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Allentown Central Catholic took every set by at least 15 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-3, 25-3.
Allentown Central Catholic found their leader in underclassman Briana Bauer, who had 15 digs and four aces. Bauer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jena Odenthal, who had four digs and three aces.
Allentown Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Nazareth Area came up short against Parkland on Monday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21.
Nazareth Area's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mallory Garland, who had 15 digs, and Cassidy Lohenitz, who had ten digs.
Allentown Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 9-0-1. As for Nazareth Area, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Allentown Central Catholic has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Nazareth Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Allentown Central Catholic's way against Nazareth Area when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Allentown Central Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Allentown Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nazareth Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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