Wyoming Area is 0-10 against Holy Redeemer since October of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Wyoming Area Warriors will challenge the Holy Redeemer Royals at 5:00 p.m.
Wyoming Area and Pittston met for a duel on Thursday where Wyoming Area had to take the L. Wyoming Area fell just short of Pittston by a score of 3-2. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Patriots 25-23 in the first set.
Wyoming Area took Pittston into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Wyoming Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Holy Redeemer's way against Delaware Valley on Tuesday as Holy Redeemer made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Royals.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19, 26-24.
Wyoming Area's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Holy Redeemer, their win bumped their record up to 16-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Wyoming Area has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15 aces per game. However, it's not like Holy Redeemer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wyoming Area might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Holy Redeemer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Wyoming Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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