The Cambria Heights Highlanders will face off against the Penn Cambria Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cambria Heights will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, everything went Cambria Heights' way against Homer-Center as Cambria Heights made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Cambria Heights' dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-12.
Cambria Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Penn Cambria was able to grind out a solid win over Central Cambria on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Penn Cambria was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 25-16.
Cambria Heights' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-12-1. As for Penn Cambria, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Cambria Heights has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Penn Cambria struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cambria Heights skirted past Penn Cambria 1-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Does Cambria Heights have another victory up their sleeve, or will Penn Cambria turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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