Volleyball Preview: Shadow Ridge Mustangs vs. Centennial Bulldogs
Shadow Ridge and Centennial are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will welcome the Centennial Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Centennial is hoping to do what Silverado couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Shadow Ridge's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Shadow Ridge put the hurt on Silverado with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory 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 had lost three straight headed into Thursday's game, but Brooke Cummings didn't let it get to three. Everything went Centennial's way against Desert Oasis on Thursday as Centennial made off with a 3-0 win thanks in part to Cummings, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Centennial took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-9.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Centennial, their victory bumped their record up to 24-13.
Shadow Ridge skirted past Centennial 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Shadow Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Centennial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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