On Friday Johnson City will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Center Point Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Johnson City earned a 3-1 victory over Blanco.
Johnson City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Center Point waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over KIPP University Prep.
A big factor in the win was Center Point's feisty defense: they held KIPP University Prep to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-12.
Center Point was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Johnson City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. As for Center Point, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Everything went Johnson City's way against Center Point in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Johnson City made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnson City since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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