On Thursday Licking Valley will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will face off against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Licking Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Mt. Vernon and fell 3-2.
Licking Valley actually scored more points across those five sets (101-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 17-25, 11-25, 25-16, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic had already won four in a row, and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Lancers 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Newark Catholic was: they took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-9, 25-11.
Licking Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season. As for Newark Catholic, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Licking Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Newark Catholic when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Licking Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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