Palmerton is 0-5 against Jim Thorpe since October of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Palmerton Blue Bombers are taking a road trip to face off against the Jim Thorpe Olympians at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Palmerton is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Saucon Valley, falling 3-0.
Palmerton was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-13, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Jim Thorpe unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Northwestern Lehigh by a score of 3-2.
Jim Thorpe wouldn't go down easily and took Northwestern Lehigh into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 18-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Jim Thorpe kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Palmerton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Jim Thorpe, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6-3.
Palmerton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Jim Thorpe when the teams last played back in September. Can Palmerton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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