Volleyball Recap: Centennial Falls Despite Strong Effort from Lily Engels

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 5:58am

Volleyball Recap: Centennial Knights vs. Mt. Bethel Christian Academy Eagles

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Centennial was the 2-0 winner over Mt. Bethel Christian Academy when they last played one another back in August of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Centennial Knights fell 3-1 to the Mt. Bethel Christian Academy Eagles on Friday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Centennial actually scored more points across those four sets (93-92), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-23, 16-25, 25-21.

Despite the loss, Centennial still got an impressive performance from Lily Engels, who had 17 digs.

Even though they lost, Centennial 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 five aces in five consecutive games.

Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-20 record this season.

Centennial wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against South Cobb on the 7th. Mt. Bethel Christian Academy has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Mount Pisgah Christian on the 8th.

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