The Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Claysburg-Kimmel finally turned things around against Southern Huntingdon County on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Rockets. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bulldogs have posted since September 4th.
The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-17, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Berlin Brothersvalley entered their tilt with North Star on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Berlin Brothersvalley never let North Star on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-23.
Berlin Brothersvalley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cayley Poorbaugh out in front who had 18 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Fairman, who had five digs, five aces, and four kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Berlin Brothersvalley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive contests.
Claysburg-Kimmel's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Claysburg-Kimmel might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Berlin Brothersvalley when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Claysburg-Kimmel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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