The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will head out to challenge the Easton Area Rovers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Nazareth Area is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Whitehall, who was ranked 19th at the time (Nazareth Area was ranked 22nd). The Blue Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Zephyrs on Monday.
Meanwhile, Easton Area had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Pocono Mountain West by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Easton Area had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 27-25, 25-14.
Easton Area's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for Nazareth Area, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-3 record this season.
Nazareth Area took their victory against Easton Area when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Eagles since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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