The Central City Bison will venture away from home to square off against the Arcadia/Loup City Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central City has three straight victories, Arcadia/Loup City has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Central City was able to grind out a solid win over Twin River, taking the game 2-0.
Central City easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-13.
Central City couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 49.1% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Arcadia/Loup City came up short against Anselmo-Merna on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Arcadia/Loup City was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Anselmo-Merna's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-23.
Central City has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Arcadia/Loup City, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Central City took their victory against Arcadia/Loup City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central City 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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