Pickerington Central is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Pickerington North is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Pickerington Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Olentangy , sneaking past 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-102) Pickerington Central actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12.
Pickerington Central found their leader in freshman Mycaela Massey, who had 23 digs. Those 23 digs set a new season-high mark for Massey.
Meanwhile, Pickerington North got the win against Dublin Jerome on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23, 25-19.
Adrianna Orr was the offensive standout of the match as she had six digs and two aces.
Pickerington North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Pickerington Central's win bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Pickerington North, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Pickerington Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Pickerington North in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Does Pickerington Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pickerington North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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