It'll be a Battle of the Bugs Hornets dukes it out withthe Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Licking Heights will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Licking Heights beat Licking Valley 3-1.
Licking Heights had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 25-12, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon made easy work of Zanesville on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mt. Vernon was: they took every set by at least 18 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-7, 25-3.
Audrey Stuller had a dynamite game for Mt. Vernon, getting 12 digs and six aces. Stuller is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Mt. Vernon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive games.
Licking Heights has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Mt. Vernon, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
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