The Central Heights Blue Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the West Rusk Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Central Heights is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since September 20, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against Lufkin, falling 3-0.
Central Heights was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, West Rusk made easy work of Gladewater on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant West Rusk was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-5, 25-6.
Central Heights better focus on containing Kara King and Paisley Smith as the pair were huge in West Rusk's win. King had 13 digs and two assists, while Smith had 25 digs and three aces. What's more, Smith also posted a 33.3% hitting percentage, which is the highest she's achieved over her last 12 contests.
West Rusk's win bumped their record up to 21-10. As for Central Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-6.
Central Heights took their victory against West Rusk in their previous meeting back in August of 2020 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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