Paulding has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Antwerp Archers at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but likely not for long.
Paulding lost 3-0 to Tinora on Tuesday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Antwerp made easy work of Van Wert on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Antwerp won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-14, 25-15.
Antwerp found their leader in underclassman Emery Jones, who had five digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in aces.
Antwerp was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive games.
Paulding's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Antwerp, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-13.
Paulding beat Antwerp 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Paulding have another victory up their sleeve, or will Antwerp turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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