Southern Lehigh has enjoyed a nine-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Palmerton Blue Bombers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Palmerton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Southern Lehigh, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went Southern Lehigh's way against Northwestern Lehigh as Southern Lehigh made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Southern Lehigh was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-6.
Southern Lehigh's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mia Stanten, who had five digs and three aces, and Bella Germani, who had five digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Southern Lehigh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Palmerton was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marian Catholic.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 21-25, 25-12, 25-21.
Southern Lehigh's win was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1-2. As for Palmerton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Southern Lehigh's way against Palmerton when the teams last played on September 9th, as Southern Lehigh made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Lehigh since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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