The New Albany Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Grove City Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Grove City took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on New Albany, who comes in off a win.
New Albany will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Westerville Central, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. New Albany had just enough and edged Westerville Central out 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
New Albany wouldn't go down easily and took Westerville Central into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18, 24-26, 20-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Grove City came up short against Bishop Watterson on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Greyhounds in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
New Albany's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Grove City, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
New Albany suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Grove City in their previous meeting on September 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grove City's Claire Halleck, who had 17 digs and three aces. Now that New Albany knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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