Notre Dame-Green Pond is 8-2 against Northwestern Lehigh since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders will square off against the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Notre Dame-Green Pond is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Notre Dame-Green Pond didn't have quite enough to beat Jim Thorpe and fell 3-2.
Notre Dame-Green Pond started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 26-28, 25-17, 25-12, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Lehigh came up short against Nazareth Area on Friday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Blue Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-10, 25-20.
Despite their defeat, Northwestern Lehigh saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Shannon Green, who had 30 assists, was perhaps the best of all. Green is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Ebeling, who had 14 digs and two kills.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Northwestern Lehigh, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Notre Dame-Green Pond skirted past Northwestern Lehigh 3-2 in their previous meeting on September 3rd. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Green, who had nine digs and 52 assists. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Notre Dame-Green Pond still be able to contain Green? There's only one way to find out.
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