The Central Lions's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Rockmart Yellowjackets at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rockmart took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Central, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Paulding County, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Central took both sets by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Rockmart didn't have quite enough to beat Cass on Thursday and fell 2-1. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Rockmart sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-21, 19-25, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Rockmart was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive matchups.
Central is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Rockmart, their loss dropped their record down to 18-11.
Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Rockmart in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 2-1. Does Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rockmart turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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