Allentown Central Catholic is 1-9 against Parkland since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings will square off against the Parkland Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Allentown Central Catholic is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Thursday, Allentown Central Catholic made easy work of Louis E. Dieruff and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Allentown Central Catholic took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-4, 25-12.
Allentown Central Catholic found their leader in underclassman Briana Bauer, who had eight digs and six aces. That's the most aces Bauer has posted in her last six games. The team also got some help courtesy of Milly Wolf, who hit 87.5% for seven killsfive digs and a block.
Meanwhile, Parkland got the win against Emmaus on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Parkland's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Emmaus between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17, 25-19.
Parkland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Izzy Fekula, who had 17 digs, and Ava Brunnabend, who had six digs and six aces. Fekula is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Parkland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Allentown Central Catholic's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0-1. As for Parkland, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Allentown Central Catholic has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 12.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Parkland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Allentown Central Catholic took their victory against Parkland in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Allentown Central Catholic 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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