After both having extra time off, the Floyd Central Highlanders and the Bloomington North Cougars will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Floyd Central sitting on three straight victories and Bloomington North on four.
Floyd Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Providence 3-2.
Floyd Central took Providence into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 25-11, 19-25, 20-18.
Among those leading the charge was Ashton Timberlake, who had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last ten matchups.
Floyd Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. They are a perfect 9-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North got the win against Terre Haute South Vigo on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Bloomington North's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-16, 25-15.
Bloomington North had a senior duo take command as Avery Freeman had eight digs and two aces and Ava Moore had 13 digs, a kill, and 39 assists. Moore is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 24 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Floyd Central's win bumped their record up to 29-5. As for Bloomington North, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season.
Floyd Central took their victory against Bloomington North when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Does Floyd Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bloomington North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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