The Pine Grove Cardinals will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Tri-Valley Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Pine Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Lehighton and fell 3-2. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-23 in the first set.
Pine Grove took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 11-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tri-Valley can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crimson Tide on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 21-25, 25-6, 25-14.
Despite the defeat, Tri-Valley saw an underclassman step up: Kirra Klinger had 31 digs. Those 31 digs set a new season-high mark for Klinger. The team also got some help courtesy of Hope Bruso, who had 13 digs.
Pine Grove has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Tri-Valley, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 27-5-1.
Pine Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Tri-Valley in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. Does Pine Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tri-Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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