Volleyball Preview: Johnson City Eagles vs. Center Point Pirates
Johnson City has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Center Point Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Johnson City beat Blanco 3-1.
Johnson City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Center Point entered their tilt with KIPP University Prep on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against KIPP University Prep as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Center Point's feisty defense: they held KIPP University Prep to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-12.
Center Point was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Johnson City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. As for Center Point, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Johnson City took their victory against Center Point in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnson City since the team 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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