After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southern Lehigh, Notre Dame-Green Pond was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Saucon Valley Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Crusaders also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Notre Dame-Green Pond had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 25-10, 25-21.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ondine Murabet led the charge by getting 13 digs and nine aces. The dominant performance also gave Murabet a new career-high in aces. Abby Calon was another key player, getting 25 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Notre Dame-Green Pond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Saucon Valley only served seven.
Notre Dame-Green Pond is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Saucon Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Notre Dame-Green Pond will venture away from home to square off against Southern Lehigh at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Lehigh will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Notre Dame-Green Pond surely won't give up without a fight. As for Saucon Valley, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Jim Thorpe at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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