On Tuesday, it was close, but the Mechanicsburg Wildcats sidestepped the Cumberland Valley Eagles for a 3-2 victory.
Mechanicsburg was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-105), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 14-25, 25-19, 28-26, 23-25, 15-11.
Cumberland Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Katie Chang, who had 19 digs, and Ella Wewer, who had three digs, two blocks, and two aces. The dominant performance gave Wewer a new career-high in aces.
Mechanicsburg's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Cumberland Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mechanicsburg will head out to challenge Central Dauphin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Central Dauphin is coming into the matchup with five straight victories at home, so Mechanicsburg will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Cumberland Valley, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Chambersburg at 6:30 p.m. Chambersburg will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Cumberland Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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