The Pine Grove Cardinals will challenge the Pen Argyl Green Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Pine Grove turned things around against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional two weeks ago. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Red Raiders.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Pen Argyl rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Green Knights in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won three in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pen Argyl took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-11, 25-13.
Pine Grove better focus on containing Karoline Marfisi and Emily McHale as the pair were huge in Pen Argyl's win. Marfisi had four aces and three assists, while McHale had eight digs and one assist. Marfisi has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played. Rylee Leh also deserves some recognition as she had her first dig of the season.
Pen Argyl was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in three consecutive matches.
Pine Grove's record now sits at 5-6. As for Pen Argyl, their record is now 11-12.
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