Volleyball Recap: Licking Valley Comes Up Short

Licking Valley had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 11-12 to make it four. They fell just short of the Heath Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.

Emory Whisner paced Licking Valley's offense, picking up 15 kills. Whisner got some help from Sami Whitehair and her 27 assists. Kylee Waters controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.

As for Heath, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since September 18th.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heath to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anna Mathias, who had ten digs.

Licking Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Heath, after both having extra time off, they and Fredericktown will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.