A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Pickerington Central Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Pickerington North sitting on ten straight victories and Pickerington Central on six.
Pickerington North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Dublin Jerome with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-23, 25-19.
Adrianna Orr was the offensive standout of the match as she had six digs and two aces.
Pickerington North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Pickerington Central sidestepped Olentangy for a 3-2 victory.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Pickerington Central who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12.
Pickerington Central found their leader in freshman Mycaela Massey, who had 23 digs. Those 23 digs set a new season-high mark for Massey.
Pickerington North pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Pickerington Central, their record now sits at 20-4.
Pickerington North came up short against Pickerington Central in their previous matchup back in September, falling 2-0. Can Pickerington North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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