After both having extra time off, the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays and the Ferndale Yellow Jackets will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Conemaugh Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Conemaugh Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Conemaugh Township just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 3-2. While the Blue Jays didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-19 in the first set.
Conemaugh Valley took Conemaugh Township into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-16, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Conemaugh Valley saw an underclassman step up: Madison Mccleester had 28 digs. Those 28 digs set a new season-high mark for Mccleester.
Meanwhile, Ferndale made easy work of Salisbury Elk Lick on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ferndale was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-14, 25-14.
Conemaugh Valley's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Ferndale, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Conemaugh Valley came up short against Ferndale in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can Conemaugh Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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