Volleyball Preview: Olentangy Orange Pioneers vs. Pickerington North Panthers
Olentangy Orange has won 18 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Pickerington North has won 18 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Olentangy Orange Pioneers will host the Pickerington North Panthers at 2:00 p.m.
Olentangy Orange is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lincoln as Olentangy Orange made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-17, 25-21.
Olentangy Orange found their leader in sophomore Chloe Moore, who had 20 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Moore has posted since back in October. Another player making a difference was Lexi Bayler, who had eight digs and two aces.
Olentangy Orange was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pickerington North took on Pickerington Central on Thursday. Pickerington North had just enough and edged Pickerington Central out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Pickerington North got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-22, 22-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-7.
Olentangy Orange's victory bumped their record up to 21-4. As for Pickerington North, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Everything went Olentangy Orange's way against Pickerington North in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Olentangy Orange made off with a 3-0 win. Will Olentangy Orange repeat their success, or does Pickerington North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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