Antwerp and Paulding are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Antwerp Archers will head out on the road to square off against the Paulding Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Paulding took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Antwerp, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Antwerp made easy work of Van Wert and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Antwerp never let Van Wert on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-14, 25-15.
Antwerp found their leader in underclassman Emery Jones, who had five digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Jones a new career-high.
Antwerp was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Paulding came up short against Tinora on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-20, 25-18.
Antwerp's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-13. As for Paulding, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Antwerp came up short against Paulding in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Antwerp avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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