After flying high against Hazleton Area on Tuesday, Hanover Area came back down to earth. The Hawkeyes fell just short of the Wyoming Valley West Spartans by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes were not able to make up for their loss to the Spartans from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Hanover Area wouldn't go down easily and took Wyoming Valley West into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 17-25, 22-25, 15-12.
Ireneo Panecatl
| 04/16/25 vs Wyoming Valley West | 7 |
| 04/15/25 vs Hazleton Area | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Berwick | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs Dallas | 3 |
| 03/31/25 @ Tunkhannock | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Hanover Area's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ireneo Panecatl, who had 15 digs, seven aces, five kills, and four blocks. With that strong performance, Panecatl is now averaging an impressive 2.5 aces per game. Davyn Piatt-Ferreira was another key player, getting 18 kills, 14 digs, two aces, and one block.
Hanover Area's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Wyoming Valley West, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3.
Looking ahead, Hanover Area will venture away from home to challenge Blue Ridge at 5:00 p.m. on the 25th. As for Wyoming Valley West, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Wilkes-Barre at 4:30 p.m. on the 29th.
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