Cumberland Valley came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Mechanicsburg Wildcats. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Cumberland Valley was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mechanicsburg work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-16, 25-13.
Rylie Lena paced Cumberland Valley's offense, picking up ten kills. Lena were helped by Vivian Verber and Ella Wewer, who contributed 11 assists each. Finally, Reese Starling kept Cumberland Valley's defense grounded, leading the team with six blocks.
Cumberland Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Mechanicsburg, they pushed their record up to 4-0-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Cumberland Valley will face off against rival Chambersburg at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg is set to square off against their familiar foe Altoona at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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