Volleyball Preview: Imperial Tigers vs. Central Spartans
Imperial is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Central is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Imperial Tigers will welcome the Central Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Imperial beat Holtville 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20.
Chyenne Cox went supernova for Imperial, getting 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Cox has posted since back in September.
Imperial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Central and Holtville met for a duel on Thursday where Central came out on top. Central won by a set and slipped past Holtville 3-2.
Central was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-105), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Imperial is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 26-13.
Everything went Imperial's way against Central in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Imperial made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Imperial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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