Coshocton waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged the New Lexington Panthers out 2-1. This was payback for the Redskins, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Coshocton who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 27-25.
When it comes to explaining why New Lexington lost, don't look at Gracie Newlon. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs and two aces.
Coshocton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for New Lexington, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 11-3 record.
Coshocton is on the road again on Saturday to play Miami Trace at 11:30 a.m. Miami Trace will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Coshocton surely won't give up without a fight. As for New Lexington, they will head out to face off against Logan at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Logan is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so New Lexington will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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