Volleyball Preview: Alcorn Central Bears vs. Booneville Blue Devils
Alcorn Central has gone 9-0 against Booneville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Alcorn Central Bears will face off against the Booneville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Alcorn Central is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Belmont just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 3-2.
Alcorn Central took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-19, 24-26, 22-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Gracie Rhodes put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Alcorn Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 25 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Booneville lost 3-0 to Alcorn Central on Tuesday. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
While Booneville had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least ten points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-10.
Alcorn Central's defeat dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Booneville, their loss dropped their record down to 17-5.
Everything went Alcorn Central's way against Booneville when the teams last played on Tuesday as Alcorn Central made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alcorn Central since the squad 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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