Volleyball Preview: Champlin Park Rebels vs. Centennial Cougars
Champlin Park is 9-0 against Centennial since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Champlin Park Rebels will challenge the Centennial Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Champlin Park is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 18 games.
Last Thursday, Champlin Park made easy work of Coon Rapids and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, everything went Centennial's way against Andover on Thursday as Centennial made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
While Centennial won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-11, 25-11.
Centennial relied on the efforts of Emerson Jennings, who had six digs and 14 assists, and Aubrie Wirkkala, who had 14 digs.
Centennial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Champlin Park's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-1. As for Centennial, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Everything went Champlin Park's way against Centennial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Champlin Park made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Champlin Park 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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