New Albany is 0-10 against Pickerington North since August of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The New Albany Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Pickerington North Panthers at 6:45 p.m.
New Albany lost 3-0 to Lincoln on Tuesday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Albany was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Pickerington North entered their tilt with Grove City on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Greyhounds.
Pickerington North walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-17, 21-25, 25-21.
Pickerington North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
New Albany's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Pickerington North, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
New Albany came up short against Pickerington North when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pickerington North's Madison Smith, who had ten digs, three kills, and 52 assists. Now that New Albany knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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