The Warren Central Warriors are on the road again on Saturday to play the Batesville Bulldogs at 9:00 a.m.
Last Thursday, Warren Central didn't have quite enough to beat Ben Davis and fell 3-2. The Warriors have struggled against the Giants recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Warren Central actually scored more points across those five sets (105-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 18-25, 17-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Batesville entered their tilt with South Dearborn on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Knights 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Batesville's feisty defense: they held South Dearborn to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-11.
Batesville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ava Powner, who had five digs and two aces, and Anya Richey, who had 13 digs. Powner is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Batesville 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 six aces in seven consecutive games.
Warren Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Batesville, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3.
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