Elk County Catholic has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will face off against the Allegheny-Clarion Valley Falcons at 1:00 p.m. Allegheny-Clarion Valley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Elk County Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, everything went Elk County Catholic's way against Brockway as Elk County Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory.
Elk County Catholic's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Brockway between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-16, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Allegheny-Clarion Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Keystone on Monday and fell 3-2. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Allegheny-Clarion Valley wouldn't go down easily and took Keystone into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 17-25, 23-25, 15-13.
Despite their defeat, Allegheny-Clarion Valley saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Nichole Wingard, who had five digs, three kills, and 13 assists, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Madalyn Dehart, who had seven kills, two blocks, and two aces.
Elk County Catholic's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Allegheny-Clarion Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
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