For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Easton Area and Phillipsburg meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Rovers fell just short of the Stateliners by a score of 3-2. The Rovers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Stateliners apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Easton Area sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 12-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12.
Alexa Lannon paced Easton Area's offense, picking up 13 kills. Lannon got some help from Isabela Kulczycki and her 38 assists. Gianna Koch controlled things from the service line, finishing with eight aces.
Easton Area's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7-2. As for Phillipsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Easton Area has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Spring-Ford on the 22nd. Phillipsburg has also already played their next matchup (against Franklin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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