Adams Central is 1-9 against Grand Island Central Catholic since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Adams Central Patriots will face off against the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Adams Central earned a 3-1 win over Aurora.
Adams Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 25-27, 25-13, 27-25, 25-20.
Adams Central can attribute much of their success to Abigail Paradies, who had nine digs and three aces, and Isabel DeJonge, who had 11 digs, eight kills, and two blocks. DeJonge is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Adams Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Grand Island Central Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Wood River by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-21, 17-25, 25-16.
Adams Central's record is now 5-3. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Adams Central came up short against Grand Island Central Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Adams Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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