After flying high against North Schuylkill last Thursday, Mahanoy Area came back down to earth. The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears came up short against the Pottsville Crimson Tide on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Golden Bears have struggled against the Crimson Tide recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, Mahanoy Area saw an underclassman step up: Yahilina Reyes had 12 digs.
Pottsville found their leader in underclassman Megan Yost, who had seven digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Yost has posted in her last six matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainey Dusel, who had nine digs, eight kills, two aces, and a block.
Mahanoy Area's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5. As for Pottsville, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-4.
Mahanoy Area will take on Blue Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Mountain is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Mahanoy Area will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Pottsville, they will challenge Pine Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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