After flying high against Central last Tuesday, Philipsburg-Osceola came back down to earth. The Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers fell just short of the Somerset Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Mountaineers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Philipsburg-Osceola took Somerset into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-13, 17-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Emily Rush was a one-man wrecking crew for Somerset as she had five digs, three aces, a kill, and a block. Rush is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 25 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
The defeat snapped Philipsburg-Osceola's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-7-2 record. As for Somerset, they pushed their record up to 17-6-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Philipsburg-Osceola will square off against Huntingdon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Somerset, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Clearfield on the 8th.
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