Center is 0-3 against Dove Creek since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 1:00 p.m.
Center is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Del Norte just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Dove Creek had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Dove Creek took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-9, 25-6.
Dove Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Center's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Dove Creek, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Center suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Dove Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Center avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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