Volleyball Preview: Newark Catholic Green Wave vs. Licking Valley Panthers
Newark Catholic is 9-1 against Licking Valley since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Newark Catholic Green Wave will welcome the Licking Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Newark Catholic will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, everything went Newark Catholic's way against Lakewood as Newark Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Newark Catholic took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-9, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Licking Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Mt. Vernon on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Licking Valley actually scored more points across those five sets (101-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 17-25, 11-25, 25-16, 15-10.
Newark Catholic's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Licking Valley, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Newark Catholic took their victory against Licking Valley in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Newark Catholic repeat their success, or does Licking Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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