North Central is 2-8 against Zionsville since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The North Central Panthers are on the road again to play the Zionsville Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
It was a proper cat-fight when North Central faced off against Southport on Thursday. North Central lost 3-0 to Southport.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Southport scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Zionsville lost 3-0 to Brownsburg on Thursday. The Eagles have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Zionsville was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-10, 25-23.
Zionsville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Claudia Antcliff, who had ten digs, and Josie Imes, who had eight digs and six kills.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 10-17. As for Zionsville, their loss dropped their record down to 14-14.
North Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Zionsville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Central 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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