Volleyball Preview: Pickerington North Panthers vs. Lincoln Golden Lions
The Pickerington North Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Lincoln Golden Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pickerington North has seven straight victories, Lincoln has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Pickerington North got the win against New Albany by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-19, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Lincoln didn't have quite enough to beat Grove City on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Golden Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Greyhounds 25-16 in the first set.
Lincoln actually scored more points across those five sets (108-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-21, 26-24, 16-25, 15-13.
Pickerington North is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Pickerington North beat Lincoln 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pickerington North 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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