Volleyball Preview: Johnson City Eagles vs. Center Point Pirates
Johnson City has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Center Point Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Johnson City was able to grind out a solid victory over Blanco, taking the game 3-1.
Johnson City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Center Point waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past KIPP University Prep 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Center Point's feisty defense: they held KIPP University Prep to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-12.
Center Point was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Johnson City is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. As for Center Point, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Johnson City took their victory against Center Point in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnson City 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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