The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears will head out to face off against the Pottsville Crimson Tide at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mahanoy Area is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, everything went Mahanoy Area's way against North Schuylkill as Mahanoy Area made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Mahanoy Area's 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 25-18, 25-17, 25-9.
Ally Bet and Lexie Challinskas were among the main playmakers for Mahanoy Area as the former had 11 digs and the latter had a block and 18 assists. Challinskas has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last ten times she's played.
Meanwhile, Pottsville waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Zephyrs 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pottsville was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-12, 25-12.
Megan Yost and Lainey Dusel were among the main playmakers for Pottsville as the former had ten digs and a block and the latter had 14 kills, eight digs, and eight digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhyan Brennan, who had seven kills and five digs.
Mahanoy Area has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Pottsville, their record is now 12-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Mahanoy Area has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 14.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Pottsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mahanoy Area suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pottsville when the teams last played on September 5th. Can Mahanoy Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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