Volleyball Preview: Aurora Huskies vs. Central City Bison
Aurora is 10-0 against Central City since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Aurora Huskies will take on the Central City Bison at 7:00 p.m. Aurora is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Aurora came up short against Northwest and fell 3-1.
Aurora started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 26-24, 25-15.
Trinity Uhrmacher put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 16 matches. Morgan Calkins was another key player, getting five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Aurora was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Central City hadn't done well against Ord recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Central City's way against Ord as Central City made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 26-24.
Aurora's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Central City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Aurora skirted past Central City 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Aurora repeat their success, or does Central City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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