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| 09/25/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/02/25 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 09/21/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/03/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 10/10/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Pickerington Central is a perfect 10-0 against Lancaster since September of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Tigers will take on the Golden Gales in a tournament on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Pickerington Central's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home while Lancaster has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Two weeks ago, Pickerington Central made easy work of Reynoldsburg and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Pickerington Central not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Reynoldsburg between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Lancaster posted their closest win since September 11th on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Hilliard Davidson 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Golden Gales in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won five in a row.
Lancaster had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 13-25, 25-17, 25-10, 15-8.
Pickerington Central better focus on containing Hadley Truex and Bella McKnight as the pair were huge in Lancaster's win. Truex had 13 digs and two aces, while McKnight had six digs and five aces. Those 13 digs gave Truex a new career-high.
Lancaster was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. They are 4-2 when they serve at least ten aces.
Pickerington Central's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Lancaster, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Pickerington Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lancaster struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Pickerington Central's way against Lancaster in their previous meeting back in September, as Pickerington Central made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Golden Gales have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
