Volleyball Preview: Stockdale Mustangs vs. Centennial Golden Hawks
The Stockdale Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Centennial Golden Hawks at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Stockdale will be strutting in after a victory while Centennial will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Stockdale finally turned things around against Ridgeview on Wednesday. They blew past the Wolf Pack 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Stockdale was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-11.
Stockdale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Centennial entered their matchup against Liberty on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Centennial lost 3-0 to Liberty. It was the first time this season that the Golden Hawks let down their fans at home.
Centennial was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-23.
Stockdale now has a winning record of 15-14. As for Centennial, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 24-9.
Stockdale might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Centennial in their previous meeting on October 2nd. Can Stockdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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