Ephrata won the last time they faced Penn Manor, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Ephrata Mountaineers walked away with a 3-1 win over the Penn Manor Comets.
Ephrata had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-22.
Leading Ephrata to victory were Chloe Saylor and Kierra Walters. Saylor had 11 digs, while Walters had ten digs. Saylor has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Ephrata was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Ephrata's victory bumped their record up to 6-9-1. As for Penn Manor, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ephrata will host Hempfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Penn Manor, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Veritas Academy at 3:30 p.m. The last three games Veritas Academy has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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