Pickerington North extended their postseason success on Thursday against Pickerington Central. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pickerington Central Tigers , sneaking past 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Panthers who have now won 11 contests in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Pickerington North who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 22-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-7.
Makiaya Turner paced Pickerington North's offense, picking up 20 kills. Turner got some help from
Madison Smith and her 40 assists.
Adrianna Orr controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hailey Joseph, who had eight digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mycaela Massey, who had 11 digs.
Pickerington North is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Pickerington Central, they moved to 20-5 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Pickerington North has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Olentangy Orange on the 2nd. Pickerington Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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