Pickerington North is 1-7 against Olentangy Orange since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Panthers will challenge the Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pickerington North comes in on seven and Olentangy Orange on three.
Pickerington North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Thomas Worthington.
Pickerington North had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-22.
If Hayes wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Olentangy Orange, they should've done a better job of containing Emma Cugino. The Pioneers blew past the Pacers 3-0 on Thursday thanks in part to Cugino, who had 29 digs and three assists. She has been hot for a while, having posted 11 or more digs the last 13 times she's played.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Olentangy Orange was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-11.
Olentangy Orange's win bumped their record up to 22-2. As for Pickerington North, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Everything went Pickerington North's way against Olentangy Orange in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as Pickerington North made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
