North Star is 5-0 against Centennial Baptist since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The North Star Huskies will host the Centennial Baptist Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. North Star will be strutting in after a victory while Centennial Baptist will be coming in after a loss.
North Star took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Gem State Adventist Academy with a sharp 3-0 win. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Huskies yet this season.
While North Star won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-12, 26-24.
North Star got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaycee Miller out in front who had seven aces and two kills. That's the most aces Miller has posted in her last seven matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Escobar, who had seven aces.
She wasn't the only good server: North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Centennial Baptist was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Liberty Charter.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 25-12.
North Star's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Centennial Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
North Star came out on top in a nail-biter against Centennial Baptist in their previous meeting on September 10th, sneaking past 3-2. Does North Star have another victory up their sleeve, or will Centennial Baptist turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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