Volleyball Game Preview: Mechanicsburg on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 14, 2024, 12:20am

Volleyball Preview: Mechanicsburg Wildcats vs. Cumberland Valley Eagles

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After both having extra time off, the Mechanicsburg Wildcats and the Cumberland Valley Eagles will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

Last Wednesday, Mechanicsburg didn't have quite enough to beat State College and fell 3-2. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Cumberland Valley came into Wednesday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Exeter Township 3-2.

Cumberland Valley was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. After all that action, the final score was 25-27, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-13.

Cumberland Valley kept the net locked down and finished the game with 18 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least seven blocks in four consecutive matchups.

Mechanicsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Cumberland Valley, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.

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