Perry Central has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Pike Central Chargers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pike Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Perry Central, who comes in off a win.
Perry Central will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Springs Valley, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Perry Central narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Springs Valley 3-2.
Perry Central was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-16, 14-25, 25-19, 16-14.
Perry Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pike Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Gibson Southern. While the Chargers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Titans 25-13 in the first set.
Pike Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-18.
Perry Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Pike Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Perry Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Pike Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Perry Central beat Pike Central 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Will Perry Central repeat their success, or does Pike Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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