Keller Central hasn't had much luck against Byron Nelson recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Keller Central Chargers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Byron Nelson Bobcat, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Keller Central will bounce into Friday's match after beating Southlake Carroll, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Keller Central had just enough and edged Southlake Carroll out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Keller Central was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-89), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 7-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Among those leading the charge was Britney Hoover, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Keller Central kept the net locked down and finished the game with 15 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Byron Nelson waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 20 straight wins... but they left with 21. Everything went their way against the Blue Raiders as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Byron Nelson won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-22.
Keller Central's win bumped their record up to 22-14. As for Byron Nelson, they pushed their record up to 25-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Keller Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Byron Nelson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Keller Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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