Volleyball Preview: Floyd Central Jaguars vs. Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars
Floyd Central is 9-1 against Letcher County Central since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Floyd Central Jaguars have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Floyd Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Pike County Central.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Floyd Central who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 26-28, 25-17.
Floyd Central can attribute much of their success to JerriLynn Hatfield, who had 13 digs. Hatfield is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 43 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 four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Letcher County Central posted their biggest victory since August 26th on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Hazard as Letcher County Central made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars / Lady Cougars.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-18, 26-16.
Floyd Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Letcher County Central, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Floyd Central has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Letcher County Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Floyd Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Letcher County Central when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Floyd Central repeat their success, or does Letcher County Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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