After both having extra time off, the New Madrid County Central Eagles and the Kennett Indians will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Madrid County Central took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Sikeston out 3-2.
New Madrid County Central took Sikeston into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Kennett beat Sikeston 3-1 on Tuesday.
Kennett was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 24-26, 25-17, 25-19.
New Madrid County Central's record is now 13-10-3. As for Kennett, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-13-1.
New Madrid County Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Kennett in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can New Madrid County Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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