Volleyball Preview: Pope County Pirates vs. Century Centurions
Pope County hasn't had much luck against Century recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Pope County Pirates will be playing at home against the Century Centurions at 6:00 p.m. Pope County will be strutting in after a victory while Century will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row, Pope County finally turned things around against Joppa-Maple Grove last Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Rangers 2-1.
Pope County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 16-25, 26-24, 25-13.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Century's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cobden.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19.
Century's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Hayden Anderson, who had eight digs and 12 assists, and Baylea Crain, who had 12 digs.
Pope County's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16. As for Century, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Pope County came up short against Century in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Will Pope County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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