Volleyball Game Preview: Hicksville Aces vs. Paulding Panthers

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 5:03am

Volleyball Preview: Hicksville Aces vs. Paulding Panthers

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Hicksville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Paulding Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Saturday, Hicksville came up short against Lincolnview and fell 3-1.

Hicksville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 28-26, 25-18, 25-23.

Meanwhile, Paulding didn't have quite enough to beat Wauseon on Monday and fell 3-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Paulding took Wauseon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 23-25, 28-26, 15-12.

Hicksville's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Paulding, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.

Hicksville was able to grind out a solid victory over Paulding in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hicksville since the team 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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