The Malvern Hornets will square off against the Leetonia Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Malvern didn't have quite enough to beat Newcomerstown and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Malvern sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 17-25, 25-21, 14-25, 15-10.
Malvern's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zoe Sikorsky, who had 13 digs and three aces, and Addy Mitchell, who had 11 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Sikorsky a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Leetonia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Wellsville.
After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-15, 25-18.
Malvern dropped their record down to 2-9 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Leetonia, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Malvern took their win against Leetonia in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Malvern repeat their success, or does Leetonia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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