Upper Merion Area is 8-2 against Spring-Ford since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Upper Merion Area Vikings have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Spring-Ford Rams at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Upper Merion Area is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Methacton.
Upper Merion Area had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-8, 25-21, 25-20.
Upper Merion Area can attribute much of their success to Valeria Paneto, who had 17 digs. Paneto is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played.
Upper Merion Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Spring-Ford earned a 3-1 victory over Pennridge on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Spring-Ford.
Upper Merion Area's win bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Spring-Ford, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Upper Merion Area skirted past Spring-Ford 3-2 in their previous matchup on October 8th. Does Upper Merion Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spring-Ford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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