The Altoona Mountain Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Central Dauphin Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Altoona is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Altoona came up short against Cumberland Valley on Monday, falling 3-0.
While Altoona ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin hadn't done well against Cumberland Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Central Dauphin narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cumberland Valley 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-107) Central Dauphin actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-19, 20-18.
Altoona's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Central Dauphin, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Altoona came up short against Central Dauphin in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Altoona avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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