The Scranton Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Mid Valley Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scranton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Scranton finally turned things around against Lakeland on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Chiefs.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-15, 25-21.
Scranton relied on the efforts of Tia Nallo, who had six digs and three aces, and Kyleah Wilson, who had six aces.
Nallo wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Scranton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Mid Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat. They fell just short of Lackawanna Trail by a score of 3-2.
Mid Valley took Lackawanna Trail into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 22-25, 24-26, 15-8.
Scranton's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Mid Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Scranton took their win against Mid Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Scranton repeat their success, or does Mid Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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