Volleyball Preview: Central Golden Eagles vs. Putnam Vo-Tech Beavers
Central and Putnam Vo-Tech are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Central Golden Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Putnam Vo-Tech Beavers at 5:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Central lost 3-0 to Longmeadow on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Putnam Vo-Tech unfortunately witnessed the end of their 15-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Minnechaug Regional by a score of 3-2. While the Beavers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Falcons 26-24 in the first set.
Putnam Vo-Tech took Minnechaug Regional into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 15-11.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Putnam Vo-Tech, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2.
Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Putnam Vo-Tech in their previous matchup on October 7th. Can Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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