Mahanoy Area had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Pine Grove Cardinals on Wednesday. For the Golden Bears, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-18.
Naomi Kowalick paced Mahanoy Area's offense, picking up seven kills. Kowalick got some help from
Lexie Challinskas and her 22 assists.
Caylin Blashock controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Mahanoy Area has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Pine Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
As of now, neither Mahanoy Area nor Pine Grove have any future games scheduled.
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