After both having extra time off, the Center Grove Trojans and the Decatur Central Hawks will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Decatur Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Center Grove, who comes in off a win.
Center Grove took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Tri-West Hendricks.
Center Grove walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-12, 24-26, 25-19, 25-21.
Skylyr Merriman
| 10/08/25 vs Tri-West Hendricks | 5 |
| 10/04/25 vs Hamilton Southeastern | 3 |
| 09/15/25 vs Fishers | 3 |
| 10/02/25 vs Franklin Community | 2 |
| 09/12/25 @ Effingham | 2 |
Skylyr Merriman had a dynamite game, getting ten digs and five aces. Those five aces gave her a new career-high.
Merriman wasn't the only good servers: Center Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Decatur Central lost 3-0 to Greenwood Christian Academy on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost six in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-12, 25-9.
Decatur Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Center Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
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