The Pine Grove Cardinals will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row dating back to last season, Pine Grove finally turned things around against Tri-Valley on Monday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 14-25, 25-13, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Mahanoy Area waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Battlin' Miners 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Mahanoy Area was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-15, 25-16.
Mahanoy Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 20 aces in three consecutive contests.
Pine Grove's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Mahanoy Area, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Pine Grove came up short against Mahanoy Area when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Pine Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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