Volleyball Preview: Benton Central Bison vs. Rensselaer Central Bombers
Benton Central is 9-1 against Rensselaer Central since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Benton Central Bison will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rensselaer Central Bombers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Benton Central took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against West Lafayette as Benton Central made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-17.
Bella Widmer and Izzy Adams were among the main playmakers for Benton Central as the former had 16 digs and the latter had three digs and 21 assists. Widmer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Rensselaer Central earned a 3-1 victory over Logansport on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bombers.
Rensselaer Central was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 27-25, 25-19, 26-24.
Emily Louck was a one-man wrecking crew for Rensselaer Central as she had 33 digs.
Rensselaer Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 6.
Benton Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Rensselaer Central, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Benton Central has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Rensselaer Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Benton Central took their victory against Rensselaer Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Benton Central repeat their success, or does Rensselaer Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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