The Heath Bulldogs's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Heath didn't have quite enough to beat Johnstown-Monroe and fell 3-2.
Heath took Johnstown-Monroe into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 15-25, 18-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Licking Valley 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellowjackets.
Mt. Vernon was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (101-95), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 17-25, 11-25, 25-16, 15-10.
Mt. Vernon found their leader in underclassman Emma Wilson, who had 16 digs and two aces.
Mt. Vernon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Heath's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Mt. Vernon, the win also got them back to even at 6-6.
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