The Northeastern Bobcats will square off against the Cumberland Valley Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northeastern is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Northeastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Palmyra, who was ranked 14th at the time (Northeastern was ranked 15th). The Bobcats blew past the Cougars 3-0 on Thursday.
Northeastern was especially dominant in the third set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-21, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Valley got the win against Mechanicsburg on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
The win didn't come easy: Mechanicsburg scored at least 19 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 25-21.
Northeastern better focus on containing Hayden Ackley and Isaiah Sibbitt as the pair were huge in Cumberland Valley's win. Ackley had 29 digs and one assist, while Sibbitt had 41 assists. Sibbitt is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 22 or more in each of the last 33 games he's played dating back to last season.
Cumberland Valley pushed their record up to 17-0-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Northeastern, their win bumped their record up to 27-10-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Northeastern hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 9.6 blocks per game. However, it's not like Cumberland Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 blocks. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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