It was a good run, but Johnson Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Pikeville Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Golden Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on September 5th.
Johnson Central took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 0-25, 19-25, 25-0, 15-0.
Johnson Central's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for Pikeville, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-6.
Johnson Central's road trip will continue as they head out to face Shelby Valley on Saturday. As for Pikeville, they will head out to take on Betsy Layne at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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