New Albany hasn't had much luck against Pickerington North recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The New Albany Eagles will be playing at home against the Pickerington North Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, New Albany finally turned things around against Watkins Memorial on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Warriors.
The final score came out to 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18.
Aline Bhat went supernova for New Albany, getting 18 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Bhat has posted since back in September of 2023.
New Albany was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pickerington North made easy work of Grove City on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 25-20.
New Albany's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Pickerington North, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
New Albany might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Pickerington North in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can New Albany avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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