The Dublin Jerome Celtics will head out on the road to face off against the Pickerington North Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dublin Jerome took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hayes. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Celtics have posted since September 26th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Dublin Jerome was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Pickerington North entered their tilt with Groveport-Madison on Monday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Cruisers 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pickerington North was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-13, 25-9.
Dublin Jerome's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. As for Pickerington North, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Dublin Jerome came up short against Pickerington North when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Dublin Jerome avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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