Volleyball Preview: Central Golden Eagles vs. Longmeadow Lancers
Central is 1-6 against Longmeadow since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, it was close, but Central sidestepped Commerce for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Central got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-10.
Caidence White had a dynamite game for Central, getting 16 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave White a new career-high in aces.
Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Longmeadow put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over East Longmeadow.
One reason for the win was Longmeadow's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-10, 25-9.
Longmeadow's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tess Tonsing, who had five aces and four digs.
Central's record is now 3-6. As for Longmeadow, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Longmeadow when the teams last played on September 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Longmeadow's Ari Sluis, who had 11 aces and six digs. Now that Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
