Volleyball Preview: Bloomington North Cougars vs. Floyd Central Highlanders
The Bloomington North Cougars will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Floyd Central Highlanders at 1:00 p.m.
Bloomington North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Terre Haute South Vigo with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Bloomington North's got stronger as the match went on, holding Terre Haute South Vigo to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-16, 25-15.
Bloomington North had a senior duo take command as Avery Freeman had eight digs and two aces and Ava Moore had 13 digs, a kill, and 39 assists. Moore is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 24 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central entered their tilt with Providence on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Pioneers 3-2.
Floyd Central wouldn't go down easily and took Providence into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-11, 19-25, 20-18.
Floyd Central can attribute much of their success to Ashton Timberlake, who had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Timberlake has posted in her last ten games.
Floyd Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. They are a perfect 9-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Bloomington North has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season. As for Floyd Central, their victory bumped their record up to 29-5.
Bloomington North suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Floyd Central in their previous matchup back in August. Can Bloomington North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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