It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when Mustangs faces off against the Northern Cambria Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Portage has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Northern Cambria will come in with six straight victories.
Last Monday, Portage didn't have quite enough to beat United and fell 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 25-15 in the first set.
Portage started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Northern Cambria was able to grind out a solid win over Cambria Heights on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 25-22.
Portage's loss dropped their record down to 4-13-1. As for Northern Cambria, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2-1 record this season.
Portage might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Northern Cambria in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northern Cambria's Sophia Fry, who had 27 digs and three aces. Now that Portage knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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