Windber typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday North Star proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Windber Ramblers 3-2. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Ramblers, too.
North Star wouldn't go down easily and took Windber into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 18-25, 19-25, 15-6.
North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Windber only served five.
The win made it two in a row for North Star and bumps their season record up to 12-7. As for Windber, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7.
North Star will venture away from home to challenge Greater Johnstown at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. North Star is facing Greater Johnstown at the right time seeing as Greater Johnstown is stuck on a 20-game losing streak. As for Windber, they will host Berlin Brothersvalley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Berlin Brothersvalley will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Windber surely won't give up without a fight.
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