Volleyball Game Preview: Centerville Tigers vs. Lovelady Lions

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 3:35am

Volleyball Preview: Centerville Tigers vs. Lovelady Lions

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Centerville has gone 4-0 against Lovelady recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Lovelady Lions at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Centerville and 11 for Lovelady.

Last Friday, Centerville didn't have quite enough to beat Normangee and fell 3-2. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 25-20 in the first set.

Centerville took Normangee into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 25-18, 24-26, 15-13.

Despite the defeat, Centerville saw an underclassman step up: Madeline Largent had ten digs.

Meanwhile, Lovelady came up short against Normangee on Tuesday and fell 3-1.

The final score came out to 25-16, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20.

Centerville's loss dropped their record down to 6-28. As for Lovelady, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-23.

Centerville skirted past Lovelady 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centerville 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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