The Cumberland Valley Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Mechanicsburg Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Cumberland Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Central Dauphin and fell 3-2. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 25-23 in the first period.
Cumberland Valley actually scored more points across those five sets (110-107), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-19, 20-18.
Despite the loss, Cumberland Valley had strong showings from Ella Wewer, who had nine digs and two aces, and Katie Chang, who had 19 digs. Wewer is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Even though they lost, Cumberland Valley kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Greencastle-Antrim by a score of 1-0.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mechanicsburg sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-20.
Cumberland Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Mechanicsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
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