Centerburg has gone 10-0 against East Knox recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Centerburg Trojans will challenge the East Knox Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. East Knox took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Centerburg, who comes in off a win.
Centerburg will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Fredericktown, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Centerburg was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Fredericktown on Tuesday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-21, 25-14.
Centerburg can attribute much of their success to Josie Dawes, who had six digs and 24 assists, and Molly Kain, who had 17 digs. Dawes is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, East Knox came up short against Danville on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20.
Centerburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for East Knox, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Centerburg has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like East Knox struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Centerburg's way against East Knox when the teams last played back in August as Centerburg made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centerburg since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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