Panther Valley has gone 9-0 against Mahanoy Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Panther Valley Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Panther Valley will be strutting in after a win while Mahanoy Area will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Panther Valley made easy work of North Schuylkill and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-12, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Caroline Breslin, who had 11 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Panther Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mahanoy Area unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Pine Grove by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mahanoy Area sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 21-25, 25-20, 18-25, 16-14.
Panther Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season. As for Mahanoy Area, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Panther Valley has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Mahanoy Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Panther Valley took their win against Mahanoy Area in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Panther Valley 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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