After a string of four wins, Spring-Ford's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Upper Merion Area Vikings by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rams of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Spring-Ford actually scored more points across those five sets (105-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 15-10.
Leading Upper Merion Area to victory were Valeria Paneto and Emily Nguyen. Paneto had 21 digs, while Nguyen had 11 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Nguyen a new career-high in aces.
Spring-Ford's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Upper Merion Area, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2.
Spring-Ford will take on Academy-Notre Dame De Namur at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Upper Merion Area, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Pope John Paul II on the 9th.
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