Volleyball Preview: Licking Heights Hornets vs. Licking Valley Panthers
The Licking Heights Hornets will take on the Licking Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Licking Heights comes in on six and Licking Valley on four.
Last Tuesday, Licking Heights narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Johnstown-Monroe 3-2.
Licking Heights wouldn't go down easily and took Johnstown-Monroe into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Licking Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Licking Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Lakewood on Monday, taking the game 3-1.
Licking Valley 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 24-26, 25-18, 25-16, 25-17.
Licking Heights' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7. As for Licking Valley, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Licking Heights beat Licking Valley 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Licking Heights 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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