Volleyball Preview: Alcorn Central Bears vs. Booneville Blue Devils
Alcorn Central is 9-0 against Booneville since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Alcorn Central Bears will square off against the Booneville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Alcorn Central is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Belmont just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 3-2.
Alcorn 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 25-19, 24-26, 22-25, 25-20, 15-11.
The losing side was boosted by Gracie Rhodes, who had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Alcorn Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 25 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Booneville lost 3-0 to Alcorn Central on Tuesday. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
While Booneville had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least ten points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-19, 25-10.
Alcorn Central's loss dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Booneville, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-5.
Alcorn Central took their victory against Booneville in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alcorn Central 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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