Tamaqua is 0-10 against Pottsville since October of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Tamaqua Blue Raiders will face off against the Pottsville Crimson Tide at 7:00 p.m.
Tamaqua came up short against Mahanoy Area on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-12, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Pottsville came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Panthers.
Pottsville took Panther Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-16, 14-25, 25-17, 19-17.
Pottsville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Megan Yost, who had 21 digs and 50 assists. Yost is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainey Dusel, who had 30 digs, ten kills, and two blocks.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Pottsville kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight blocks in three consecutive games.
Tamaqua's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Pottsville, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Tamaqua might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Pottsville in their previous meeting back in August. Can Tamaqua avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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