Volleyball Preview: Huntingdon Bearcats vs. Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers
Huntingdon hasn't had much luck against Hollidaysburg recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Huntingdon Bearcats will host the Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Huntingdon sidestepped Bishop Carroll for a 3-2 victory.
Meanwhile, Hollidaysburg faced Forest Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Hollidaysburg skirted past Forest Hills 3-2.
Hollidaysburg was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 26-24, 18-25, 25-23, 15-8.
Hollidaysburg found their leader in underclassman Makenzie McLanahan, who had 31 digs. Those 31 digs set a new season-high mark for McLanahan. The team also got some help courtesy of Nora Stanek, who had eight digs and five aces.
Hollidaysburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Huntingdon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Hollidaysburg, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Huntingdon might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Hollidaysburg in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Huntingdon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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