The Pymatuning Valley Lakers will venture away from home to square off against the Lordstown Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Pymatuning Valley is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering St. John just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Fighting Herald. The Lakers have struggled against the Fighting Herald recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-10, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Lordstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Harding, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-17, 25-12.
Pymatuning Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Lordstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Pymatuning Valley took their victory against Lordstown in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pymatuning Valley since the squad 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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