Centennial is 1-7 against Nolensville since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Centennial Cougars will take on the Nolensville Knights at 6:00 p.m.
Centennial is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Summit.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-16, 20-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Nolensville had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They blew past the Eagles 3-0.
Nolensville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Independence between 19 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 25-19.
Nolensville found their leader in underclassman Sadie Deming, who had six digs and 12 assists. Deming has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last seven times she's played.
Nolensville 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 five aces in eight consecutive games.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Nolensville, their win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-5.
Centennial might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Nolensville in their previous meeting back in September. Can Centennial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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