Parkway is 8-2 against St. John since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Parkway Panthers will be playing at home against the St. John's Bluejays at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Tuesday, Parkway didn't have quite enough to beat New Knoxville and fell 3-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Parkway took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Meanwhile, St. John's came up short against Fort Recovery on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Bluejays didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 26-24 in the first set.
St. John's started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 27-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Parkway's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7. As for St. John's, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Parkway took their victory against St. John's in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Parkway repeat their success, or does St. John's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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