It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Spring-Ford can now relate to. They fell just short of the Upper Merion Area Vikings by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Spring-Ford actually scored more points across those five sets (96-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 13-25, 25-14, 26-24, 15-8.
Upper Merion Area got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Valeria Paneto out in front who had 14 digs. Paneto is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Nguyen, who had seven digs and four aces.
Spring-Ford's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Upper Merion Area, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-4.
Spring-Ford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Upper Merion Area, they will head out to take on Bishop Shanahan at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Shanahan is coming into the contest with nine straight victories at home, so Upper Merion Area will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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