Greater Nanticoke Area unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 3-0 to the Abington Heights Comets on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their meetings with the Comets: they've now lost three in a row.
Greater Nanticoke Area was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 25-13.
Jordyn Johnson paced Greater Nanticoke Area's offense, picking up six kills. Johnson got some help from Amiah Ceruti and her 12 assists. Finally, Johnson was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high four blocks.
Among those leading the charge was Madison Smith, who had 13 digs and four assists. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in each of the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Coming up, Greater Nanticoke Area will hit the road for the first time this season to take on Central Columbia at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Abington Heights, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Pittston on the 26th.
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