Volleyball Preview: Keller Central Chargers vs. Byron Nelson Bobcat
Keller Central hasn't had much luck against Byron Nelson recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Keller Central Chargers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Byron Nelson Bobcat at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Keller Central will bounce into Friday's match after beating Southlake Carroll, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Keller Central narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Southlake Carroll 3-2.
Keller Central was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-89), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 7-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Byron Nelson waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with 20 straight wins... but they left with 21. They put the hurt on the Blue Raiders with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Byron Nelson never let Bell on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-22.
Byron Nelson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Keller Central's win bumped their record up to 22-14. As for Byron Nelson, their victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-1.
Keller Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Byron Nelson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Keller Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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