Pine Grove has gone 7-2 against Lehighton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Pine Grove Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the Lehighton Indians at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Pine Grove had just enough and edged Eastern Lebanon County out 3-2.
Pine Grove took Eastern Lebanon County into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-21, 25-15, 18-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Lehighton waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Rough Riders 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lehighton was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-13.
Lehighton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Pine Grove's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Lehighton, their win bumped their record up to 14-8-1.
Pine Grove came up short against Lehighton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Pine Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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