Volleyball Game Preview: Carlisle Thundering Herd vs. Mechanicsburg Wildcats

After both having extra time off, the Carlisle Thundering Herd and the Mechanicsburg Wildcats will shake off the rust and duke it out at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

While Carlisle's win against Mechanicsburg wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Thundering Herd narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Wildcats 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thundering Herd.

Carlisle was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-103), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 15-12.

Carlisle's win bumped their record up to 12-7-1. As for Mechanicsburg, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.