If Northern Cambria was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of River Valley on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Colts came up short against the West Shamokin Wolves on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Colts of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2024.
While Northern Cambria was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into West Shamokin's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-23.
Lainey Vasil paced Northern Cambria's offense, picking up nine kills. Vasil got some help from Ciara McCracken and her 25 assists. Vasil was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Northern Cambria's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for West Shamokin, their win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Northern Cambria is set to face off against their familiar foe Conemaugh Township at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, West Shamokin will take on rival River Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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