Easton Area is 2-8 against Nazareth Area since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Easton Area Rovers will take on the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Easton Area came up short against Liberty on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Rovers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Nazareth Area didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty on Monday and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Blue Eagles in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now lost nine in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Nazareth Area sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Nazareth Area got top-tier performance from Mallory Garland, who had 20 digs and two aces. Garland is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Nazareth Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matches.
Easton Area's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Nazareth Area, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9.
Easton Area might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Nazareth Area when the teams last played back in September. Can Easton Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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