New Albany lost against Floyd Central last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 2-1. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Albany might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Floyd Central: every set was decided by two points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 26-24, 18-16.
Callie Loesch paced New Albany's offense, picking up 17 kills. Loesch got some help from Addi Vaughn and her 23 assists. Margherita Nurra controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Floyd Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Eva Casteel, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces Casteel has posted over her last seven matches. Ava Casteel was another key player, getting 12 digs.
New Albany's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Floyd Central, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-3.
New Albany and Floyd Central should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Bulldogs will challenge Paoli at 7:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (45 vs. 383). Meanwhile, Floyd Central (ranked ninth) will meet Jasper (ranked 75th) at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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