Longmeadow is 6-1 against Central since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Longmeadow will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Monday, Longmeadow got the win against East Longmeadow by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Longmeadow's feisty defense: they held East Longmeadow to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 25-9.
Longmeadow's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tess Tonsing, who had five aces and four digs.
Meanwhile, Central had just enough and edged Commerce out 3-2 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Central who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-10.
Caidence White was nothing short of spectacular: she had 16 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Longmeadow's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Longmeadow took their victory against Central when the teams last played on September 4th by a conclusive 3-0. Does Longmeadow have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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