Dunmore is 8-1-1 against Abington Heights since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Dunmore Bucks will take on the Abington Heights Comets at 10:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Dunmore sitting on four straight victories and Abington Heights on six.
Last Thursday, Dunmore earned a 3-1 win over Montrose.
Dunmore had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-21.
Dunmore found their leader in underclassman Elena Piepoli, who had 24 digs. Those 24 digs set a new season-high mark for Piepoli.
Meanwhile, Abington Heights made easy work of Susquehanna on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Abington Heights was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-14, 25-7.
Dunmore's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Abington Heights, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Dunmore came out on top in a nail-biter against Abington Heights in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Abington Heights' Madison Smith, who had 58 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dunmore still be able to contain Smith? There's only one way to find out.
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