Volleyball Preview: Marion Center Stingers vs. Northern Cambria Colts
Marion Center and Northern Cambria are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Marion Center Stingers are taking a road trip to face off against the Northern Cambria Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Marion Center is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering West Shamokin just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Wednesday. They came up short against the Wolves, falling 3-0.
Marion Center was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-14, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Northern Cambria waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Blue Jays with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-17, 25-16.
Northern Cambria found their leader in underclassman Sophia Fry, who had nine digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Fry now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Northern Cambria was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 10.
Marion Center's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Northern Cambria, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1-1.
Marion Center was able to grind out a solid victory over Northern Cambria when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Marion Center repeat their success, or does Northern Cambria have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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