Fredericktown waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Licking Valley Panthers , sneaking past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Freddies, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Fredericktown took Licking Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-16, 16-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Fredericktown 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 eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Licking Valley still got an impressive performance from Sophia Stokes, who had 14 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Stokes a new career-high in aces. Kendall Tucker was another key player, getting eight digs and three aces.
Fredericktown has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Licking Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Fredericktown will head out to square off against Centerburg at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Centerburg is coming into the game with five straight defeats at home, meaning Fredericktown will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Licking Valley, they will welcome Mt. Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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