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| 04/02/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/15/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 03/20/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/17/23 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 03/23/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
New Albany is 8-2 against Pickerington Central since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Eagles will challenge the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
New Albany is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Bishop Watterson, who was ranked 15th at the time (New Albany was ranked 25th). New Albany fell just short of Bishop Watterson by a score of 3-2 on Monday.
New Albany came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-29, 26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Pickerington Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Olentangy Orange. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pioneers 25-21 in the first set.
Pickerington Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-18, 25-21.
New Albany's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Pickerington Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
New Albany took their win against Pickerington Central in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad 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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