The Spring Mills Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Clear Spring Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clear Spring took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Spring Mills, who comes in off a win.
Spring Mills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Washington, who was ranked 25th at the time (Spring Mills was ranked 11th). The Cardinals put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
Spring Mills never let Washington take a set, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 26-24, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Clear Spring came up short against Smithsburg on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The final set scores came out to 25-20, 25-23, 16-25, 25-13.
Spring Mills will need to focus on slowing down Malea Shingleton, one of several Clear Spring players who made an impact when they last played. She had 27 assists, 16 digs, and four solo blocks. Kaisy Custer was another key player, getting 21 digs, 14 kills, and three solo blocks.
Spring Mills has been on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That run has powered them to a 13-10 record this season. As for Clear Spring, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Spring Mills was able to grind out a solid win over Clear Spring in their most recent meeting on October 15, 2025 last season, winning 3-1. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blazers turn the tables on them? We'll find out soon enough.
