After both having extra time off, the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies and the Northridge Vikings will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Johnstown-Monroe took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Licking Heights 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Johnnies have posted against the Hornets since October 3, 2019.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 27-25, 27-25, 26-24.
Addy Hazelbaker
| 09/30/25 vs Licking Heights | 2 |
| 09/29/25 @ New Lexington | 0 |
| 09/27/25 vs Lakewood | 1 |
| 09/11/25 vs Newark Catholic | 4 |
Johnstown-Monroe's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Addy Hazelbaker, who had six digs and two aces, and Luciana Smith, who had 19 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Hazelbaker has posted over her last four matches.
Meanwhile, Northridge made easy work of Zanesville on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Northridge took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 26-4, 25-8, 25-8.
Johnstown-Monroe's record now sits at 13-6. As for Northridge, their record is now 13-4.
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