New Albany waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Jennings County Panthers out 2-1. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was New Albany who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 21-25, 15-11.
New Albany was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
New Albany is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Jennings County, the loss snapped their winning streak at 13 games and leaves them with a 14-2 record.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Evansville North the next time they take the court. Jennings County will head out to face Evansville North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while New Albany will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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