Cumberland Valley is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Northeastern is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eagles will host the Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Cumberland Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Mechanicsburg, who was ranked 16th at the time (Cumberland Valley was ranked first). The Eagles were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats on Thursday.
Cumberland Valley not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Mechanicsburg between 19 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 25-21.
Isaiah Sibbitt
| 05/22/25 vs Mechanicsburg | 41 |
| 05/20/25 vs Penn Manor | 39 |
| 05/01/25 vs Altoona | 30 |
| 04/29/25 @ Carlisle | 24 |
| 04/28/25 @ Northeastern | 35 |
| + 28 more games |
Cumberland Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hayden Ackley, who had 29 digs and one assist, and Isaiah Sibbitt, who had 41 assists. Sibbitt is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 22 or more in each of the last 33 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Northeastern duked it out with Palmyra on Thursday. The Bobcats blew past the Cougars 3-0. The Bobcats haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Northeastern walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-20, 25-21, 25-10.
Cumberland Valley's victory bumped their record up to 17-0-1. As for Northeastern, their win bumped their record up to 27-10-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Cumberland Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Northeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
