Licking Heights entered their tilt with Lakewood on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lakewood Lancers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hornets also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2023.
Licking Heights had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-15, 26-24, 25-19.
Licking Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.6.
When it comes to explaining why Lakewood lost, don't look at Keely Cramblitt. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs.
Licking Heights has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Lakewood, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-9.
Licking Heights is taking a road trip to square off against Zanesville at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Licking Heights is facing Zanesville at the right time seeing as Zanesville is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Lakewood, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Cristo Rey, where the match is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
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