Mt. Vernon has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Licking Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Mt. Vernon narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Licking Heights 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Mt. Vernon got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-17, 19-25, 25-18, 14-25, 15-10.
Mt. Vernon's success was spearheaded by 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 Wilson 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.
Meanwhile, Licking Valley earned a 3-1 victory over Watkins Memorial on Thursday.
After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 24-26, 25-18, 25-20.
Mt. Vernon's record now sits at 5-6. As for Licking Valley, the win also got them back to even at 5-5.
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