Volleyball Preview: Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils vs. Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers
The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. Philipsburg-Osceola took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bellwood-Antis, who comes in off a win.
Bellwood-Antis can't be too worried about heading out to take on Philipsburg-Osceola: they just beat Juniata Valley at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Bellwood-Antis blew past Juniata Valley 3-0 on Monday.
One reason for the win was Bellwood-Antis' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-16, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Philipsburg-Osceola unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak 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 25-13 in the first period.
Philipsburg-Osceola took Somerset into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-13, 17-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Bellwood-Antis has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7-2.
Bellwood-Antis might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Philipsburg-Osceola in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Bellwood-Antis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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