Upper Merion Area has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Bishop Shanahan Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Upper Merion Area is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Spring-Ford out 3-2.
Upper Merion Area was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (96-94), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 13-25, 25-14, 26-24, 15-8.
Upper Merion Area's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Valeria Paneto, who had 14 digs. Paneto is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Nguyen, who had seven digs and four aces.
Upper Merion Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bishop Shanahan had already won 15 in a row and they went ahead and made it 16 on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Cougars.
In the three sets Bishop Shanahan was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-14, 25-15, 25-15.
Upper Merion Area's win bumped their record up to 23-4. As for Bishop Shanahan, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2-2.
Upper Merion Area took their win against Bishop Shanahan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Upper Merion Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Shanahan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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