The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will challenge the Lakewood Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mt. Vernon took on Licking Heights in a bug-themed battle on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 3-2. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Mt. Vernon actually scored more points across those five sets (106-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Lakewood came up short against Northridge on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-15, 25-13.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Mt. Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Everything went Mt. Vernon's way against Lakewood in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Mt. Vernon made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Yellowjackets repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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