Eisenhower coach Scott Olson doesn’t want to sound like a broke record, but he knows how close his team is.

They took on Cochranton on Tuesday, the No. 2 ranked Class A team in the state, and fell by scores of 12-25, 8-25 and 17-25.

And while the result wasn’t what they wanted, the progress is.

“As good as Cochranton is, and they’re very good, they believe they are close to being at that level,” said Olson of his team. “When they lose, they’re frustrated, but it’s a whole different kind of frustrated from last season.”

Leading the Lady Knights were Currie Hultman (7 kills, 10 digs), Cameran Edwards (5 kills, 8 digs), Caroline Hishman (14 assists, 8 digs) and Catrina Edwards (8 digs).

“We really turned a corner about two weeks ago,” Olson said. “The girls have grown leaps and bounds, and they’re such a good group of girls to coach. Cochranton, when they get their chances, they really bury the ball, but we were making a lot of digs tonight.”

Eisenhower returns to action Thursday at Mercyhurst Prep.

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JV: Cochranton 2, Eisenhower 0

Cochranton won the JV match, 16-25, 14-25.

Paige Edwards (9 digs, 2 kill), Catrina Edwards (10 digs, 2 kills), Bridget Gourley (11 digs), Macy Eyler (2 aces 1 kill) and Phoebe Tower (1 kill) led EHS.

“It was a better effort tonight, but they need to keep pushing and communicating,” said coach Fallon Bachman.

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Cambridge Springs 3, Youngsville 0

Cambridge Springs was too much for the Lady Eagles, winning by scores of 6-25, 13-25 and 6-25.

Jena Wilson (5 service points, 1 ace, 6 assists), Amber Evans (4 service points, 2 kills, 5 digs) and Maddie Uplinger (5 service points, 3 points, 4 digs) led the Lady Eagles.

“We’re really missing our net game, which effected our defense,” said Youngsville coach Barb Lutton.

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JV

Cambridge Springs 2, Youngsville 1

Youngsville took the first set 25-23 before falling 13-25 and 12-15.

Victoria Buhl (6 service points, 3 aces, 4 digs), Wilson (7 service points, 3 aces, 5 assists) and Mallory Sherrard (4 service points, 1 kill, 7 digs) paced YHS.

“We missed too many serves and had a hard time with our defense,” said coach Vicki