Licking Heights is 9-1 against Lakewood since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Licking Heights Hornets are taking a road trip to square off against the Lakewood Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Licking Heights will be strutting in after a win while Lakewood will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Licking Heights had just enough and edged Granville out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Licking Heights got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-10, 16-25, 25-16, 16-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Lakewood came up short against Newark Catholic on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-9, 25-11.
Despite the loss, Lakewood had strong showings from Chloe Cramblitt, who had five aces, and Kenna Parkison, who had eight digs. The dominant performance gave Cramblitt a new career-high in aces.
Licking Heights now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Licking Heights beat Lakewood 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Licking Heights since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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