On Thursday, Centennial faced Eagle in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Centennial Patriots sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Eagle Mustangs. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Centennial took Eagle into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-12, 27-25, 23-25, 18-16.
Halle Smith had a dynamite game for Centennial, getting 18 digs. Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played.
Eagle's loss came despite strong showings from Sarah Janish and Cora Huish. Janish had 12 digs, while Huish had 15 digs and 23 assists. What's more, Huish also posted a -100% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted in her last three contests.
Centennial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4-1 record this season. As for Eagle, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-7.
Centennial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Skyview on the 1st. Eagle has also already played their next game, a 3-2 defeat against Rigby on the 1st.
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