Upper Merion Area extended their postseason success on Saturday against Spring-Ford. They skirted past the Spring-Ford Rams 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Upper Merion Area was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (96-94), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 13-25, 25-14, 26-24, 15-8.
Upper Merion Area got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Valeria Paneto out in front who had 14 digs. Paneto has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Nguyen, who had seven digs and four aces.
Upper Merion Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Upper Merion Area's record now sits at 23-4. As for Spring-Ford, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Upper Merion Area will venture away from home to square off against Bishop Shanahan at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Shanahan will roll in looking for their 17th straight win, something Upper Merion Area surely won't give up without a fight. Spring-Ford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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