After both having extra time off, the Stone Memorial Panthers and Central Magnet will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Stone Memorial didn't have quite enough to beat Cumberland County and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Stone Memorial sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 27-25, 22-25, 25-19, 11-25, 15-13.
Madison Lefebvre put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 12 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight games.
Even though they lost, Stone Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Central Magnet's way against Marshall County last Thursday as Central Magnet made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central Magnet.
The victory didn't come easy: Marshall County scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-16.
Stone Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 21-14. As for Central Magnet, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Stone Memorial came up short against Central Magnet when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Stone Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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