Pine Grove lost to Mahanoy Area back in August, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Pine Grove Cardinals skirted past the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Pine Grove got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-19, 21-25, 25-20, 18-25, 16-14.
Pine Grove's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Mahanoy Area, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-3 record.
Pine Grove will challenge Nativity BVM at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nativity BVM will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Pine Grove surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mahanoy Area, they will face off against Williams Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Williams Valley is coming into the contest with three straight losses at home, meaning Mahanoy Area will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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