The Licking Valley Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Licking Valley beat Watkins Memorial 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 24-26, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon had just enough and edged Licking Heights out 3-2 on Thursday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Mt. Vernon who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 19-25, 25-18, 14-25, 15-10.
Mt. Vernon relied on the efforts of Emma Wilson, who had 12 digs and three aces, and Kiley Compton, who had eight digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Compton a new career-high in aces.
Mt. Vernon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
The win got Licking Valley back to even at 5-5. As for Mt. Vernon, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Licking Valley skirted past Mt. Vernon 3-2 in their previous meeting back in August. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mt. Vernon's Audrey Stuller, who had 31 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Licking Valley still be able to contain Stuller? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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