Central waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Northside Patriots , sneaking past 2-1. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-10 record this season. As for Northside, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 21-13 record.
Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Alexander on the 3rd. As for Northside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Central on the 3rd.
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