After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Central Cambria, Northern Cambria was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Purchase Line Red Dragons. That's more bragging rights for the Colts, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Northern Cambria wouldn't go down easily and took Purchase Line into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-16, 25-17, 15-25, 15-11.
Maddie Work
| 09/25/25 vs Purchase Line | 13 |
| 09/23/25 @ Marion Center | 5 |
| 08/26/25 vs Homer-Center | 5 |
| 09/16/25 vs Portage | 4 |
| 09/09/25 @ United | 3 |
Northern Cambria can attribute much of their success to Maddie Work, who had 13 digs and two aces. Those 13 digs gave Work a new career-high. Ciara McCracken also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Purchase Line's loss came despite strong showings from Rylee Adams and Kaitlyn Houser. Adams had 23 digs, while Houser had 14 digs and two aces.
Northern Cambria pushed their record up to 9-7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Purchase Line, they moved to 8-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-match winning streak.
Northern Cambria wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Penns Manor on the 30th. As for Purchase Line, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against West Branch on the 29th.
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