Centennial faced Irondale in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Cougars fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2. The Cougars' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Centennial actually scored more points across those five sets (102-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 14-25, 15-11.
Irondale found their leader in sophomore Christopher Lor, who had 21 digs and two assists. Those 21 digs set a new season-high mark for Lor. Isiah Pacheco also deserves some recognition as he had his first blocks of the season.
Centennial's record now sits at 1-5-1. As for Irondale, their victory bumped their record up to 2-11-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Centennial will square off against rival Coon Rapids at 6:00 p.m. on the 29th. Meanwhile, Irondale is set to face off against their familiar foe White Bear Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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