Philo and New Lexington are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Philo Electrics will square off against the New Lexington Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Philo has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while New Lexington will come in with five straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Philo didn't have quite enough to beat John Glenn and fell 3-2. While the Electrics didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Little Muskies 25-18 in the first set.
Philo took John Glenn into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-20, 25-17, 21-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, everything went New Lexington's way against West Muskingum on Tuesday as New Lexington made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: New Lexington took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-15.
New Lexington's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gracie Newlon, who had seven digs and six aces, and Addison Wycinski, who had five digs and four aces. That's the most aces Newlon has posted since back in August.
Philo's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for New Lexington, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Philo might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from New Lexington in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Philo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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