Pickerington Central hasn't had much luck against New Albany recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Pickerington Central is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Saturday. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Olentangy Orange. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pioneers 25-21 in the first set.
Pickerington Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-18, 25-21.
Meanwhile, New Albany faced Bishop Watterson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. New Albany fell just short of Bishop Watterson by a score of 3-2.
New Albany might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Bishop Watterson: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 27-29, 26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 16-14.
Pickerington Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for New Albany, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Pickerington Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to New Albany in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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