Central Mountain hasn't had much luck against Hollidaysburg recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Central Mountain Wildcats will challenge the Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Two weeks ago, Central Mountain came up short against West Branch and fell 3-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Central Mountain ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Hollidaysburg had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Somerset on Monday.
Hollidaysburg was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 26-24, 21-25, 25-12.
Hollidaysburg's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Makenzie McLanahan, who had 18 digs and six aces, and Kaitlyn Lenhart, who had three digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave McLanahan a new career-high in aces.
Hollidaysburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive matches.
Central Mountain's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-7. As for Hollidaysburg, their record is now 17-3.
Central Mountain came up short against Hollidaysburg in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, falling 3-1. Can Central Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
