Pickerington Central has gone 10-0 against Lancaster recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Pickerington Central Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Lancaster Golden Gales at 10:30 a.m.
Pickerington Central is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Logan just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Chieftains. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
While Pickerington Central had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 21 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-23.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lancaster, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Teays Valley out 3-2 on Thursday.
Lancaster took Teays Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 31-29, 23-25, 25-17, 20-18.
Lancaster relied on the efforts of Rylee Johnson, who had 24 digs and two aces, and Maria Pillar, who had 12 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Johnson now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played.
Pickerington Central's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2. As for Lancaster, they pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Pickerington Central was able to grind out a solid win over Lancaster in their previous meeting on September 3rd, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pickerington Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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