

“At the end (of Game 3) there, we absolutely needed her to do that and she was able to come through pretty clutch there at the end.” “If (Ginther) gets her set, she can really take good swings at that ball,” Notaristefano said. Madi Roth posted nine digs and Hatl had 26 assists.

Ginther’s 14 kills led the Warriors while Mel Eglinton and Mandy Baldwin each added 10. The Warriors remained comfortably ahead until they closed out the set, 25-12, to take a 1-0 lead. Methacton used a 9-1 run while Meghan Hatl was serving to build a 12-6 advantage. The first game went back-and-forth in the beginning, with the teams even, 6-6, after 12 points. I think they fought hard coming back out of that and really showed what they’re capable of.”

Once a team gets a service run on us, it’s hard to come out of that. “I tell them all the time - we get in our heads. “It was great to show what they’re capable of,” Lansdale Catholic coach Rachael Picozzi said. LC built a 23-20 lead, but Methacton responded with four straight points and six of the next seven to take Game 2, 26-24. They tied the match at 14, 17 and 18 before taking their first lead since 6-5 in Game 1, 19-18. The Crusaders responded with a 7-3 run, trimming their deficit to three, 11-8. Methacton started fast, jumping out to an 8-1 lead. We had a couple of matches where we’ve been able to do that.” “As long as they stay in control and realize they can’t score 15 in one serve, we can do a good job at chipping back, chipping back and chipping back. “We talked about taking every point one at a time,” Methacton coach Alex Notaristefano said. “If you just focus on everything you’re doing, you’ll be fine.” “It’s really important to focus on yourself and not on what the other team is doing or their crowd and stuff,” Ginther, who scored three straight Warriors points to give them a 21-20 lead, said. The teams were even at 20 and 21 before Methacton won four straight points to close out the victory. They responded with a 10-2 run to take a 20-19 lead. The Warriors trailed, 17-10, in the third game. After you get warmed up and get on a run it’s really fun.” “My legs hurt really bad, but it’s alright. “Really sore, honestly,” Methacton’s Kayla Ginther said of how they’re feeling after 10 straight games. After comfortably winning the first game, Methacton rallied to victories in the second and third games to come away with a 3-0 win, 25-12, 26-24 and 25-21. If the Warriors had tired legs, they didn’t show it. LANSDALE > The Methacton girls volleyball team played its 10th match in as many days when it traveled to Lansdale Catholic Wednesday night.
