Volleyball Preview: South Central Rebels vs. Charlestown Pirates
South Central is 0-10 against Charlestown since September of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The South Central Rebels and the Charlestown Pirates are set to duel. Charlestown took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on South Central, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, South Central finally turned things around against Crothersville on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Tigers 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-100) South Central actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-22, 16-25, 25-16, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Charlestown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Borden.
Charlestown actually scored more points across those four sets (93-90), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-22, 13-25, 27-25.
Even though they lost, Charlestown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive contests.
South Central's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-14. As for Charlestown, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.
South Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Charlestown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will South Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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