With a playoff game on the line, Upper Merion Area rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Methacton Warriors. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vikings also won the last time the pair played on October 1st.
Upper Merion Area had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-8, 25-21, 25-20.
Upper Merion Area can attribute much of their success to Valeria Paneto, who had 17 digs. Paneto has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last nine times she's played.
Upper Merion Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Upper Merion Area's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Methacton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8-1 record this season.
Upper Merion Area's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Spring-Ford at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Methacton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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