Conemaugh Township has gone 10-0 against Conemaugh Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Conemaugh Township Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays at 6:00 p.m.
Conemaugh Township is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Northern Cambria just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colts. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Colts recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Conemaugh Township was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Northern Cambria work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 22-25, 25-18, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Conemaugh Valley waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 25-9.
Conemaugh Valley found their leader in underclassman Madison Mccleester, who had 16 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Mccleester has posted since back in September.
Conemaugh Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Conemaugh Township's defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 13-3. As for Conemaugh Valley, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Conemaugh Township has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Conemaugh Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Conemaugh Township was able to grind out a solid win over Conemaugh Valley in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Will Conemaugh Township repeat their success, or does Conemaugh Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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