The Brownstown Central Braves will face off against the Floyd Central Highlanders at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Brownstown Central sitting on six straight victories and Floyd Central on nine.
Last Tuesday, Brownstown Central made easy work of Corydon Central and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Brownstown Central was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-12, 25-13.
Brownstown Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Finley Wheeler led the charge by getting four digs and 34 assists. Wheeler is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season. Alex Davidson was another key player, getting nine digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Brownstown Central 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 eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central didn't have done well against Providence recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Floyd Central had just enough and edged Providence out 3-2.
Floyd Central took Providence into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 25-13, 18-25, 27-29, 25-10, 15-10.
Brownstown Central pushed their record up to 16-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Floyd Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Brownstown Central was able to grind out a solid win over Floyd Central when the teams last played back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brownstown Central 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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