It was a good run, but Mahanoy Area unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Pine Grove Cardinals by a score of 3-2. The Golden Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mahanoy Area sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 25-20, 18-25, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Mahanoy Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in five consecutive contests.
Mahanoy Area's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for Pine Grove, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Mahanoy Area will head out on the road to face off against Williams Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Williams Valley: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Mahanoy Area has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. As for Pine Grove, they will welcome Nativity BVM at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nativity BVM will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Pine Grove surely won't give up without a fight.
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