Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Kate Pitcher and Brelyn Riesberg Lead Centennial to Victory

By Team Reports Oct 25, 2024, 3:28am

Volleyball Recap: Centennial Chargers vs. Peoria Notre Dame Irish

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Centennial won the last time they faced Peoria Notre Dame, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Centennial Chargers won by a set and slipped past the Peoria Notre Dame Irish 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chargers.

Centennial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-19.

Leading Centennial to victory were Brelyn Riesberg and Kate Pitcher. Riesberg had 15 digs and four aces, while Pitcher had nine digs. That's the most aces Riesberg has posted since back in August.

Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-22 record this season. As for Peoria Notre Dame, their loss dropped their record down to 10-22.

Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Centennial will challenge Champaign Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Champaign Central is coming into the match with six straight victories at home, so Centennial will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Peoria Notre Dame, they will face off against Macomb at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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