Greater Nanticoke Area was the 3-1 winner over Valley View when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Trojans fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Trojans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-19 in the first set.
Greater Nanticoke Area took Valley View into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 15-10.
Zachary Zubritski paced Greater Nanticoke Area's offense, picking up 15 kills. Zubritski got some help from Brady Rushton and his 33 assists. Finally, Jayden Teron kept Greater Nanticoke Area's defense grounded, leading the team with ten blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Greater Nanticoke Area and nudges their season record down to 8-6. As for Valley View, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Greater Nanticoke Area will challenge Hanover Area at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Valley View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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