After flying high against Aquinas last Wednesday, Malvern came back down to earth. The Malvern Hornets fell just short of the Newcomerstown Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Hornets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Malvern sadly wound up on the wrong side. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 17-25, 25-21, 14-25, 15-10.
Zoe Sikorsky and Addy Mitchell certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Sikorsky had 13 digs and three aces, while Mitchell had 11 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Sikorsky a new career-high in aces.
Malvern dropped their record down to 2-9 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Newcomerstown, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-7 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Malvern will host Leetonia at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Malvern is facing Leetonia at the right time seeing as Leetonia is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Newcomerstown, they will welcome Strasburg-Franklin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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