Volleyball Preview: Centennial Bulldogs vs. Shadow Ridge Mustangs
Centennial and Shadow Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Centennial Bulldogs will challenge the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Centennial needed a changed in momentum after dropping three straight games and they got it from Brooke Cummings. Centennial put the hurt on Desert Oasis with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday thanks in part to Cummings, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Centennial was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Skyhawks. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mustangs have posted against the Skyhawks since November 6, 2017.
While Shadow Ridge won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, 25-23.
Among those leading the charge was Elaina Smith, who had 17 digs.
Shadow Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 24-13. As for Shadow Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12 record this season.
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