After both having extra time off, the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers and the Huntingdon Bearcats will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Philipsburg-Osceola is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Somerset just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. While the Mountaineers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-20 in the first set.
Philipsburg-Osceola took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-13, 17-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Huntingdon challenged Penn Cambria on Thursday. Huntingdon came out on top against Penn Cambria by a score of 3-1.
Huntingdon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-13, 25-24, 25-22.
Philipsburg-Osceola's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7-2. As for Huntingdon, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Everything went Philipsburg-Osceola's way against Huntingdon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Philipsburg-Osceola made off with a 3-0 win. Does Philipsburg-Osceola have another victory up their sleeve, or will Huntingdon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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