Cimarron-Memorial is 0-10 against Centennial since October of 2014 but things could change on Wednesday. The Cimarron-Memorial Spartans will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Centennial Bulldogs, where is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Cimarron-Memorial will be strutting in after a victory while Centennial will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Cimarron-Memorial made easy work of Desert Pines and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cimarron-Memorial took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-11, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Centennial faced Coronado in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Centennial fell just short of Coronado by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row.
Centennial took Coronado into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-16, 22-25, 25-17, 15-8.
Defeat or not, Centennial got some senior leadership from Brooke Cummings and Kiersten Cummings. Brooke had nine digs and five aces, while Kiersten. had 13 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Brooke a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Centennial 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 five aces in 26 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Cimarron-Memorial's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Cimarron-Memorial came up short against Centennial in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Will Cimarron-Memorial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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