Volleyball Preview: Blue Mountain Eagles vs. Mahanoy Area Golden Bears
Blue Mountain is 0-3 against Mahanoy Area since October of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m.
Blue Mountain came up short against Pottsville last Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-14.
Meanwhile, everything went Mahanoy Area's way against North Schuylkill on Thursday as Mahanoy Area made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Mahanoy Area's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 25-9.
Mahanoy Area relied on the efforts of Ally Bet, who had 11 digs, and Lexie Challinskas, who had a block and 18 assists. Challinskas is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last ten games she's played.
Blue Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Mahanoy Area, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Blue Mountain might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mahanoy Area in their previous matchup back in September. Can Blue Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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