Volleyball Preview: Centennial Spartans vs. Cleburne Yellowjackets
Centennial has gone 8-2 against Cleburne recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Centennial Spartans will play host again on Friday to welcome the Cleburne Yellowjackets, where is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Cleburne took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Centennial, who comes in off a win.
Centennial will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Mansfield Legacy, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Centennial blew past Mansfield Legacy 3-0 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Spartans have posted since August 20th.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-20, 25-23.
Centennial can attribute much of their success to Kallie Connelly, who had 15 digs. Connelly has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Centennial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Cleburne came up short against Granbury on Friday, falling 3-0. The Yellowjackets have struggled against the Pirates recently, as their match on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-18, 25-14.
Centennial pushed their record up to 21-7 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cleburne, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Centennial took their victory against Cleburne in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cleburne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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