With a playoff game on the line, Anoka rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Centennial Cougars out 3-2. This was payback for the Tornadoes, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Anoka wouldn't go down easily and took Centennial into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-17, 26-28, 21-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Kate Trombley went supernova for Anoka, getting 12 digs and a block. Trombley is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season.
Centennial's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Emerson Jennings, who had nine digs and 28 assists, and Denver Hogberg, who had 18 digs.
Anoka has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Centennial, they moved to 19-12 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Anoka nor Centennial have any future games scheduled.
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