Volleyball Preview: Alexander Central Cougars vs. Watauga Pioneers
Alexander Central hasn't had much luck against Watauga recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Alexander Central Cougars will head out to take on the Watauga Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. Alexander Central is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Alexander Central duked it out withHibriten on Thursday. Alexander Central came out on top against Hibriten by a score of 3-1.
Alexander Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 27-25, 25-15, 28-26.
Alexander Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Watauga, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over South Caldwell on Monday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 20-25, 25-23, 25-17.
The win got Alexander Central back to even at 8-8. As for Watauga, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Alexander Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Watauga in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watauga's Caroline Childers, who had 18 digs. Now that Alexander Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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