Pickerington Central waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Highland Hornets out 2-1. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Pickerington Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-20, 25-16.
Pickerington Central found their leader in underclassman Hailey Joseph, who had eight digs. Those eight digs set a new season-high mark for Joseph.
Despite the loss, Highland still got an impressive performance from Carley Niese, who had ten digs.
Pickerington Central's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Highland, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 12-4 record.
Pickerington Central will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Austintown-Fitch at 11:00 a.m. As for Highland, they will square off against Riverside at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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