Volleyball Preview: Floyd Central Jaguars vs. Shelby Valley Wildcats
Floyd Central has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Shelby Valley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Floyd Central will be strutting in after a victory while Shelby Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Floyd Central earned a 2-0 win over Letcher County Central.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Floyd Central took both sets by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-17.
Floyd Central can attribute much of their success to JerriLynn Hatfield, who had 11 digs and three aces. Hatfield is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Floyd Central 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 six aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Shelby Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Pikeville on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Shelby Valley took Pikeville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 16-25, 30-28, 25-19, 25-27, 15-8.
Floyd Central's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-8. As for Shelby Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Floyd Central came up short against Shelby Valley when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Floyd Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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