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| 09/27/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 09/27/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/21/24 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| 09/15/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
While Nazareth Area's victory against Northwestern Lehigh wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Blue Eagles had just enough and edged out the Tigers 3-2. The Blue Eagles haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Nazareth Area was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-101), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 17-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-12.
Nazareth Area's win on Saturday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mallory Garland, who had nine digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Nazareth Area was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Northwestern Lehigh still got an impressive performance from Lexi George, who had 24 digs and nine assists. George is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last 11 games she's played.
Nazareth Area's victory bumped their record up to 7-8-1. As for Northwestern Lehigh, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Nazareth Area has already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Northampton on the 29th. As for Northwestern Lehigh, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Blue Mountain on the 29th.
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