Republic proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Central Bulldogs 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won five in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-101) Republic actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-21, 13-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-9.
Chloe Pullan
| 09/18/25 @ Central | 19 |
| 09/16/25 vs Lebanon | 15 |
| 09/13/25 @ Rockwood Summit | 2 |
| 09/13/25 vs Oakville | 13 |
| 09/13/25 vs Lutheran | 11 |
| + 3 more games |
Chloe Pullan had a dynamite game, getting 19 assists and 12 digs. That's the most assists she has posted over her last eight matches. Avery Moore also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Loss or not, Central got some senior leadership from Annalise Freeman and Taniya Fewell. Freeman had 25 digs and two aces, while Fewell had ten digs and two aces.
The win got Republic back to even at 7-7-1. As for Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6-1.
Republic has already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Conway on the 20th. As for Central, they will face off against Willard at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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