The Southern Lehigh Spartans and the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings are set to duel on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Southern Lehigh comes in on four and Allentown Central Catholic on 19.
Southern Lehigh is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Pottsville.
While Southern Lehigh won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-12, 27-25.
Mia Stanten was a one-man wrecking crew for Southern Lehigh as she had 22 digs. Stanten has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Allentown Central Catholic faced Bethlehem Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Allentown Central Catholic walked away with a 3-1 victory over Bethlehem Catholic.
Allentown Central Catholic 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, 25-21, 25-17, 25-13.
Allentown Central Catholic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jena Odenthal out in front who had 19 digs, two aces, and a kill.
Southern Lehigh's victory bumped their record up to 30-2-3. As for Allentown Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 23-0-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Southern Lehigh has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Allentown Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southern Lehigh was able to grind out a solid victory over Allentown Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 2-0. Does Southern Lehigh have another victory up their sleeve, or will Allentown Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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