The Ephrata Mountaineers will take on the Penn Manor Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Penn Manor took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ephrata, who comes in off a win.
Ephrata took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Conestoga Valley with a sharp 3-0 win. The matchup marked the Mountaineers' most dominant victory of the season.
Ephrata's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Conestoga Valley between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ephrata to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chloe Saylor, who had 21 digs and two aces. Saylor has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kierra Walters, who had six digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Ephrata was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 12 matches.
Meanwhile, Penn Manor came up short against Cedar Crest two weeks ago, falling 3-0. Considering the last time the Comets couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
Ephrata's win bumped their record up to 10-15-4. As for Penn Manor, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Ephrata beat Penn Manor 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Ephrata repeat their success, or does Penn Manor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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