Boone Grove is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while South Central is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wolves will welcome the Satellites at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Boone Grove not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 7th (when they won 3-0). They blew past Westville 3-0. The win continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Blackhawks: they've now won six in a row.
Boone Grove's got stronger as the match went on, holding Westville to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-18, 25-9.
Max Pollnow
| 04/22/25 vs Westville | 20 |
| 04/16/25 vs Lake Central | 17 |
| 04/07/25 @ Tri-Township | 16 |
| 04/02/25 vs Hebron | 15 |
| 04/10/25 @ Washington Township | 14 |
Boone Grove relied on the efforts of Max Pollnow, who had four digs and two aces, and Ryder McCoy, who had 17 digs. The dominant performance also gave Pollnow a new career-high in assists (20).
If Tri-Township wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played South Central, they should've done a better job of containing Dylan Sanchez. The Satellites were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Tigers on Tuesday for which the team can thank Sanchez, who had 14 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Central was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-6, 25-11.
South Central's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Boone Grove, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Boone Grove has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like South Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Boone Grove took their victory against South Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Wolves repeat their success, or do the Satellites have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
