Pickerington North waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Lincoln Golden Lions. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 23-25, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Lincoln saw an underclassman step up: Aeva Bacome had six digs and 22 assists. Those six digs set a new season-high mark for Bacome.
Pickerington North pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Lincoln, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pickerington North will square off against Westerville Central at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pickerington North is facing Westerville Central at the right time seeing as Westerville Central is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Lincoln, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Central Crossing at 7:00 p.m. Lincoln will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Central Crossing will have lost three straight heading into Thursday's game.
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