Licking Valley lost against Heath back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Licking Valley Panthers fell just short of the Heath Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Licking Valley took Heath into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-15, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Licking Valley still got an impressive performance from Sianna Elliott, who had 19 digs.
Licking Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Heath, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-5.
Licking Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Watkins Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Watkins Memorial will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Licking Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Heath, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Utica at 7:00 p.m. Heath is facing Utica at the right time seeing as Utica is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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