The Howard Lions will face off against the Centennial Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Howard has 14 straight victories, Centennial has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Howard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Glenelg, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Howard was ranked second). Howard walked away with a 3-1 win over Glenelg on Thursday.
Howard walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-14.
Howard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Poholsky led the charge by getting 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Miranda Ball, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Centennial came up short against Long Reach on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Centennial was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Long Reach work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 21-25, 25-17.
Howard pushed their record up to 14-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Centennial, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Everything went Howard's way against Centennial in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Howard made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Howard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Centennial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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