Pickerington Central has gone 10-0 against Groveport-Madison recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Pickerington Central Tigers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Groveport-Madison Cruisers at 7:00 p.m. Groveport-Madison took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Pickerington Central, who comes in off a win.
Pickerington Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on Groveport-Madison: they just beat Newark at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Pickerington Central put the hurt on Newark with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
While Pickerington Central won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-19.
Pickerington Central found their leader in underclassman Hailey Joseph, who had nine digs and two aces. Those nine digs set a new season-high mark for Joseph.
Meanwhile, Groveport-Madison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Teays Valley.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-12.
Pickerington Central pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Groveport-Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Everything went Pickerington Central's way against Groveport-Madison in their previous meeting back in September, as Pickerington Central made off with a 3-0 win. 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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