Volleyball Preview: Pickerington North Panthers vs. Olentangy Orange Pioneers
Pickerington North is 0-8 against Olentangy Orange since August of 2014 but things could change on Saturday. The Pickerington North Panthers will head out to challenge the Olentangy Orange Pioneers at 2:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pickerington North comes in on 11 and Olentangy Orange on 16.
Pickerington North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Pickerington Central.
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 match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-7.
Olentangy Orange had won 15 straight road games dating back to last season and Chloe Moore did her part to make it 16 on Thursday. Olentangy Orange blew past Lincoln 3-0 thanks in part to Moore, who had 20 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 25-21.
Olentangy Orange relied on the efforts of Lexi Bayler, who had eight digs and two aces, and Camryn Coomer, who had seven digs.
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 contests.
Pickerington North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Olentangy Orange, their win bumped their record up to 21-4.
Pickerington North might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Olentangy Orange in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Pickerington North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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