Mahanoy Area is 0-9 against Panther Valley since October of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears will host the Panther Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, Mahanoy Area made easy work of Williams Valley and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-21, 25-9.
Mahanoy Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Panther Valley's way against North Schuylkill on Thursday as Panther Valley made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-12, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Caroline Breslin, who had 11 digs and three aces.
Mahanoy Area has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Panther Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Mahanoy Area has serving mastered this season, having averaged 15.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Panther Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mahanoy Area suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Panther Valley in their previous meeting back in August. Will Mahanoy Area have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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