Centennial is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Glenelg is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Centennial Eagles will welcome the Glenelg Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Centennial's way against Marriotts Ridge as Centennial made off with a 3-0 win.
While Centennial won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-15.
Centennial can attribute much of their success to Zena Levy, who had nine aces. The dominant performance gave Levy a new career-high in aces.
Centennial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marriotts Ridge only served five.
Meanwhile, Glenelg got the win against Wilde Lake on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Glenelg might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Wilde Lake scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-12, 25-12.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Glenelg, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Centennial has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Glenelg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Centennial was able to grind out a solid win over Glenelg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Glenelg's Olivia Mcdonough, who had 22 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Centennial still be able to contain Mcdonough? There's only one way to find out.
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