Volleyball Game Preview: Century Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 5:23am

Volleyball Preview: Century Centurions vs. Agape Christian Knights

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Century is 8-2 against Agape Christian since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Century Centurions will challenge the Agape Christian Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, Century was able to grind out a solid victory over Meridian, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Centurions.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 26-24.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Century to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hayden Anderson, who had five digs and three aces. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Hannah Sauerbrunn, who had five digs and three aces.

Meanwhile, Agape Christian had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Egyptian on Friday.

The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Agape Christian was: they took both sets by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-9.

Century's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Agape Christian, their record now sits at 2-3.

Century beat Agape Christian 2-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Century since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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