The Lawrence Central Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lawrence Central is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
Lawrence Central lost 3-0 to Southport on Monday.
While Lawrence Central was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Southport's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-13, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Shortridge made easy work of Purdue Polytechnic on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Indianapolis Shortridge was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-6, 25-18.
Indianapolis Shortridge relied on the efforts of Vanessa Alonso, who had four digs and four aces, and Mia Hurrle, who had six aces. That's the most aces Hurrle has posted in her last nine games.
Lawrence Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Indianapolis Shortridge, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Everything went Lawrence Central's way against Indianapolis Shortridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, as Lawrence Central made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Lawrence Central repeat their success, or does Indianapolis Shortridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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