Volleyball Recap: Central Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Caidence White

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 8:19am

Volleyball Recap: Central Golden Eagles vs. Commerce Red Raiders

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Central won the last time they faced Commerce, and things went their way on Monday too. The Central Golden Eagles narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Commerce Red Raiders 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Central got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-10.

Caidence White was a one-man wrecking crew for Central as she had 16 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave White a new career-high in aces.

Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Central's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Commerce, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Central's road trip will continue as they head out to face Longmeadow at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Commerce, they will head out to face off against Smith Vo-Tech at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Smith Vo-Tech will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Commerce surely won't give up without a fight.

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