Mahanoy Area is 3-0 against Blue Mountain since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Mahanoy Area will be strutting in after a victory while Blue Mountain will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Mahanoy Area made easy work of North Schuylkill and carried off a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Mahanoy Area's feisty defense: they held North Schuylkill to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-9.
Ally Bet and Lexie Challinskas were among the main playmakers for Mahanoy Area as the former had 11 digs and the latter had a block and 18 assists. Challinskas has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last ten times she's played.
Meanwhile, Blue Mountain lost 3-0 to Pottsville last Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Crimson Tide: they've now lost six in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20, 25-14.
Mahanoy Area is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Blue Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Mahanoy Area took their victory against Blue Mountain when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Mahanoy Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blue Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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