Licking Valley lost against Fredericktown back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Licking Valley Panthers fell just short of the Fredericktown Freddies by a score of 3-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Freddies recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Licking Valley took Fredericktown into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-16, 16-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Despite the loss, Licking Valley still got an impressive performance from Sophia Stokes, who had 14 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Stokes a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Tucker, who had eight digs and three aces.
Licking Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Fredericktown, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Licking Valley has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Mt. Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fredericktown, they will take on Centerburg at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
