Volleyball Preview: Central Jaguars vs. Northview Chiefs
The Central Jaguars are taking a road trip to take on the Northview Chiefs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Tuesday, Central made easy work of West Florida Baptist Academy and carried off a 3-0 win.
Central's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping West Florida Baptist Academy between 16 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Northview narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Blacksher 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chiefs.
Northview had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 18-16.
Northview's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Addison Eicher, who had 37 assists, and Kamryn Langham, who had ten kills, four aces, and two blocks. That's the most aces Langham has posted in her last eight contests.
Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Northview, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Central took their victory against Northview in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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