The Pine Grove Cardinals will head out to challenge the Eastern Lebanon County Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Pine Grove came up short against Pottsville and fell 3-1. The Cardinals have struggled against the Crimson Tide recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Pine Grove started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-11, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Eastern Lebanon County and Garden Spot met for a duel on Tuesday where Eastern Lebanon County had to take the L. Eastern Lebanon County lost 3-0 to Garden Spot.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, 25-13.
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Eastern Lebanon County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10-1 record this season.
Pine Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastern Lebanon County when the teams last played back in September of 2019, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Grove since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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