Center Grove is 9-1 against Perry Meridian since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Center Grove Trojans will be staying on the road to face off against the Perry Meridian Falcons at 7:30 p.m.
Center Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Tri-West Hendricks, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Center Grove was ranked ninth). Center Grove took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tri-West Hendricks on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 17-25, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Perry Meridian waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Wildcats.
Perry Meridian's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Lawrence North between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-17.
Center Grove's loss dropped their record down to 22-8. As for Perry Meridian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Center Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Perry Meridian in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Center Grove since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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