Volleyball Preview: Great Crossing vs. Madison Central Indians
After three games on the road, Great Crossing is heading back home. They will welcome the Madison Central Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Great Crossing is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: North Oldham, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Great Crossing was ranked 19th). Great Crossing fell just short of North Oldham by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. While Great Crossing didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating North Oldham 25-21 in the first set.
Great Crossing started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 22-25, 25-9, 28-26, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Great Crossing got top-tier performance from Jenna Browning, who had 18 digs.
Meanwhile, Madison Central didn't have quite enough to beat Cooper last Saturday and fell 2-1. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jaguars 25-21 in the first set.
Madison Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 25-15.
Great Crossing's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-12. As for Madison Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-15 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Great Crossing has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Madison Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Great Crossing took their victory against Madison Central in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Great Crossing repeat their success, or does Madison Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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