Pickerington Central and Pickerington North squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Pickerington Central had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Pickerington North Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Pickerington Central was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Pickerington North work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 22-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-7.
Pickerington Central's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hailey Joseph, who had eight digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mycaela Massey, who had 11 digs.
Pickerington Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-5. As for Pickerington North, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-5.
Pickerington Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pickerington North, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Olentangy Orange on the 2nd.
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