Volleyball Preview: Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles vs. Columbia Central Lions
Shelbyville Central is 1-9 against Columbia Central since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Columbia Central Lions at 6:00 p.m.
Shelbyville Central is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 20th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Grundy County, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-16, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Columbia Central waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Wildcats 3-2.
Columbia Central was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-97), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-17, 16-14.
Columbia Central can attribute much of their success to Gabby Bolton, who had 18 digs, and Anne Lindsey Wolaver, who had 13 kills, four digs, and two blocks. Bolton is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Shelbyville Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Columbia Central, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Shelbyville Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Columbia Central in their previous meeting back in August. Will Shelbyville Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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