Aurora is 10-0 against Central City since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Aurora Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Central City Bison at 7:00 p.m. Aurora is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Aurora came up short against Northwest and fell 3-1.
Aurora might have lost, but man, Trinity Uhrmacher was a machine: she had 28 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Uhrmacher has posted in her last 16 games. Another player making a difference was Morgan Calkins, who had seven digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Aurora was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Central City hadn't done well against Ord recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Central City was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Ord.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23, 26-24.
Central City found their leader in underclassman Skylir Fischer, who had 24 digs.
Aurora's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Central City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Aurora skirted past Central City 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Aurora have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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