The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings will face off against the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Allentown Central Catholic will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Allentown Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Northwestern Lehigh.
While Allentown Central Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-23.
Allentown Central Catholic can attribute much of their success to Jena Odenthal, who had eight digs.
Allentown Central Catholic 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 seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Catholic faced Allentown Central Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Thursday. Bethlehem Catholic fell just short of Allentown Central Catholic by a score of 3-2. The Hawks' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Bethlehem Catholic was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Allentown Central Catholic work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-17, 29-27, 22-25, 15-13.
Allentown Central Catholic's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-0-1. As for Bethlehem Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 20-5.
Allentown Central Catholic skirted past Bethlehem Catholic 3-2 in their previous meeting last Thursday. Does Allentown Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethlehem Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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