Southern Lehigh has enjoyed the comforts of home their last nine games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Lehighton Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Southern Lehigh made easy work of Northwestern Lehigh and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Southern Lehigh was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-14, 25-6.
Southern Lehigh relied on the efforts of Mia Stanten, who had five digs and three aces, and Bella Germani, who had five digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Southern Lehigh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lehighton beat Pocono Mountain West 3-1 on Monday.
Lehighton got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 30-28, 19-25, 25-22.
Makenna Snyder and Autumn Clewell were among the main playmakers for Lehighton as the former had 28 digs, 17 kills, and two aces and the latter had four digs and 41 assists. Clewell is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 29 games she's played dating back to last season.
Southern Lehigh's victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1-2. As for Lehighton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Southern Lehigh has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Lehighton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southern Lehigh took their win against Lehighton when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Lehigh since the team 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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