Jim Thorpe won the last time they faced Saucon Valley, and things went their way on Thursday too. Everything went the Jim Thorpe Olympians' way against the Saucon Valley Panthers as the Jim Thorpe Olympians made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Olympians.
A big factor in the win was Jim Thorpe's feisty defense: they held Saucon Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-11.
Jim Thorpe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive contests.
Jim Thorpe pushed their record up to 10-3-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Saucon Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Jim Thorpe will square off against Freedom on Saturday. As for Saucon Valley, they will take on Northwestern Lehigh at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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