The Tamaqua Blue Raiders are taking a road trip to take on the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tamaqua has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Mahanoy Area will arrive with three straight wins.
Back in September, Tamaqua didn't have quite enough to beat Our Lady of Lourdes Regional and fell 3-2.
Meanwhile, Mahanoy Area got the win against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Mahanoy Area never let Our Lady of Lourdes Regional on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-12, 27-25.
Mahanoy Area couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50.8% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Tamaqua's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Mahanoy Area, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Tamaqua might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mahanoy Area in their previous meeting back in September. Can Tamaqua avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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