It was a proper cat-fight when Circleville duked it out with New Lexington on Saturday. The Tigers fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Tigers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in October of 2023.
Circleville took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-12, 15-12.
Addison Edgington paced Circleville's offense, picking up 20 kills. Edgington got some help from Ally Thornsley and her 40 assists. Drew Hoskins and Kaylee West kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with four aces apiece.
Gracie Newlon had an outrageously good game for New Lexington as she had 22 digs. That's the most digs Newlon has posted over her last ten matchups.
Circleville's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for New Lexington, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-1.
Circleville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against West Jefferson on the 15th. As for New Lexington, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Morgan on the 16th.
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