Central is 9-1 against Commerce since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Central Golden Eagles will square off against the Commerce Red Raiders at 5:15 p.m. Central is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Central came up short against Amherst-Pelham Regional and fell 3-1.
Central took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Central 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 seven aces in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Commerce, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged Southwick Regional out 3-2 on Wednesday.
Commerce took Southwick Regional into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-13, 15-7.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Commerce, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Everything went Central's way against Commerce in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Central made off with a 3-0 win. Will Central repeat their success, or does Commerce have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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