On Wednesday, Upper Merion Area faced Pope John Paul II in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Upper Merion Area Vikings fell just short of Pope John Paul II by a score of 3-2. The Vikings have struggled against the recently, as their game on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Upper Merion Area took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 19-25, 25-14, 15-5.
Upper Merion Area lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Valeria Paneto, who had 17 digs. Paneto is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Upper Merion Area's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-3. As for Pope John Paul II, their victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-0-1.
Upper Merion Area will challenge Phoenixville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pope John Paul II does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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