After flying high against United on Tuesday, Purchase Line came back down to earth. The Red Dragons fell just short of the Northern Cambria Colts by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Red Dragons were not able to make up for their loss to the Colts from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Purchase Line took Northern Cambria into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-16, 25-17, 15-25, 15-11.
Rylee Mahaffey paced Purchase Line's offense, picking up 17 kills. Mahaffey got some help from Bella Cessna and her 32 assists. Alorra Phillips controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Among those leading the charge was Maddie Work, who had 13 digs and two aces. Those 13 digs gave her a new career-high. Ciara McCracken also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Red Dragons
| 09/25/25 @ Northern Cambria | 2-3 |
| 09/23/25 vs United | 3-0 |
| 09/22/25 @ Curwensville | 3-0 |
| 09/18/25 vs Homer-Center | 3-1 |
| 09/16/25 @ West Shamokin | 0-3 |
The defeat snapped Purchase Line's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 8-3 record. As for Northern Cambria, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7-1.
Purchase Line didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against West Branch on the 29th. As for Northern Cambria, they have also already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Penns Manor on the 30th.
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