Century and Elverado are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Century Centurions will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Elverado Falcons at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Century's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Elverado has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Thursday, Century didn't have quite enough to beat Cobden and fell 2-1.
Century started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-12.
Despite the defeat, Century got top-tier performance from Hayden Anderson, who had 16 digs, nine aces, and a kill. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylea Crain, who had 13 digs.
Even though they lost, Century was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Elverado was able to grind out a solid victory over Meridian on Thursday, taking the game 2-0.
Elverado's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Meridian between 15 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-15.
Century's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Elverado, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Century has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Elverado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Century beat Elverado 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Century repeat their success, or does Elverado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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