Volleyball Preview: Central Rebels vs. Perryville Pirates
Central and Perryville are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Central Rebels and the Perryville Pirates are set to duel on Tuesday. Perryville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Central, who comes in off a win.
Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on Perryville: they just beat Bismarck at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Bismarck on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Central got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 23-25, 25-17.
Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mallory Miles, who had ten digs, and Mia Monges, who had two kills and a block.
Meanwhile, Perryville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Dexter. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bearcats 30-28 in the first set.
Perryville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 28-30, 25-23, 25-17, 26-24.
Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-16-1 record this season. As for Perryville, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16-1.
Central was able to grind out a solid win over Perryville in their previous meeting last Monday, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central since the squad 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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