Volleyball Preview: Huntingdon Bearcats vs. Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers
Huntingdon has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. After both having extra time off, they and the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Huntingdon will be strutting in after a victory while Philipsburg-Osceola will be coming in after a defeat.
It was a proper cat-fight when Huntingdon faced off against Penn Cambria on Thursday. Huntingdon walked away with a 3-1 win over Penn Cambria.
Huntingdon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-13, 25-24, 25-22.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Philipsburg-Osceola's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Somerset by a score of 3-2. While the Mountaineers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-20 in the first set.
Philipsburg-Osceola took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-13, 17-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Huntingdon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7-2.
Huntingdon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Philipsburg-Osceola in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Huntingdon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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