Central Cambria hasn't had much luck against Forest Hills recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Central Cambria Red Devils will host the Forest Hills Rangers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Central Cambria came up short against Philipsburg-Osceola and fell 3-1. The Red Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Central Cambria started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 29-27.
Despite the defeat, Central Cambria saw an underclassman step up: Katie Benko had eight digs, four blocks, and four blocks. With that strong performance, Benko is now averaging an impressive 12.6 assists per game.
Even though they lost, Central Cambria kept the net locked down and finished the game with 25 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 15.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Forest Hills' good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Hollidaysburg by a score of 3-2. The Rangers haven't had much luck with the Golden Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Forest Hills actually scored more points across those five sets (105-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 26-24, 18-25, 25-23, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Forest Hills got top-tier performance from Sophia Jacobs, who had 18 digs and three aces.
Central Cambria's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-2. As for Forest Hills, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 21-2.
Central Cambria suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Forest Hills in their previous meeting back in August. Will Central Cambria have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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