Licking Heights has gone 8-2 against Northridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Licking Heights Hornets are taking a road trip to square off against the Northridge Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Licking Heights is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Licking Heights took on Mt. Vernon. in a bug-themed battle on Tuesday. Licking Heights had just enough and edged Mt. Vernon out 3-2.
Licking Heights took Mt. Vernon into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 16-14.
Licking Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Northridge made easy work of Lakewood on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Northridge never let Lakewood on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-22.
Licking Heights pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Northridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Licking Heights has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Northridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Licking Heights was able to grind out a solid win over Northridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Licking Heights since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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