The Spring-Ford Rams will challenge the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spring-Ford can't be too worried about heading out to take on Marple Newtown: they just beat Strath Haven at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Spring-Ford came out on top against Strath Haven by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Spring-Ford was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-22, 24-26, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Marple Newtown earned a 3-1 victory over Penncrest on Monday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 18-25, 25-17.
Heidi Reller had a dynamite game for Marple Newtown, getting 30 digs and two aces. Reller is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Marple Newtown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive contests.
The win got Spring-Ford back to even at 4-4. As for Marple Newtown, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
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