Volleyball Preview: Vero Beach Indians vs. Central Cobras
Vero Beach is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Central is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Vero Beach Indians will host the Central Cobras at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vero Beach will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Jensen Beach, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Vero Beach came out on top against Jensen Beach by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Vero Beach was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 23-25, 26-24, 25-22.
Mikayla Lamb was nothing short of spectacular: she had 20 digs.
Meanwhile, Central got the win against Martin County on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21, 25-17.
Central can attribute much of their success to Allison Buchmeyer, who had 30 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Buchmeyer now posted eight or more in the last 41 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paisley Woods, who had eight digs.
Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Martin County only served two.
Vero Beach's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Vero Beach has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Vero Beach suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central's Ivy Cooper, who had 19 digs and four aces. Now that Vero Beach knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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