Clearfield is 1-6 against Philipsburg-Osceola since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Clearfield Bison will challenge the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. Clearfield is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, Clearfield got the win against Bedford by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-13, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Philipsburg-Osceola earned a 3-1 win over Central Cambria on Thursday.
Philipsburg-Osceola had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 29-27.
Philipsburg-Osceola relied on the efforts of Brooke Bailey, who had 11 digs, and Emily Gustkey, who had 26 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Gustkey a new career-high in aces.
Philipsburg-Osceola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 9.4.
Clearfield's record now sits at 8-5. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their record is now 8-6-1.
Clearfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Philipsburg-Osceola in their previous matchup back in August, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clearfield since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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