After both having extra time off, the Mechanicsburg Wildcats and the Carlisle Thundering Herd will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mechanicsburg took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over New Oxford.
Meanwhile, Carlisle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Mechanicsburg. The Thundering Herd haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Carlisle was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Mechanicsburg's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Carlisle, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7-1.
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