Volleyball Preview: Brownsburg Bulldogs vs. Center Grove Trojans
Brownsburg hasn't had much luck against Center Grove recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Brownsburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Avon.
Brownsburg was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-101), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 15-13.
Kate Vrabel had an outrageously good game as she had 34 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Becca Rogers, who had six digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, everything went Center Grove's way against Southport on Saturday as Center Grove made off with a 3-0 win.
Center Grove's got stronger as the match went on, holding Southport to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 25-19.
Center Grove got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Savannah Cook out in front who had eight digs.
Brownsburg is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Center Grove, their win bumped their record up to 25-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Brownsburg hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Center Grove, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Given Brownsburg's sizable advantage in that area, Center Grove will need to find a way to close that gap.
Brownsburg suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Center Grove in their previous meeting back in September. Can Brownsburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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