With a playoff game on the line, Garnet Valley rose to the challenge on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Upper Merion Area Vikings 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Jaguars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Garnet Valley was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-21, 15-7.
When it comes to explaining why Upper Merion Area lost, don't look at Valeria Paneto. Despite the final result, she had 20 digs. Paneto is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 12 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Nguyen, who had seven digs and two aces.
Garnet Valley pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for Upper Merion Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-6.
As of now, neither Garnet Valley nor Upper Merion Area have any future games scheduled.
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