Central is 4-0 against Fox since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Central Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Fox Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Central's way against Saxony Lutheran as Central made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tigers have posted against the Crusaders since September 29, 2020.
Central didn't let Saxony Lutheran take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-22.
Ella Hukel and Emma Smith were among the main playmakers for Central as the former had three digs and two aces and the latter had 15 digs. Hukel is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Fox can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Mehlville.
Fox wouldn't go down easily and took Mehlville into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 15-25, 24-26, 15-8.
Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-1 record this season. As for Fox, their win bumped their record up to 3-9-1.
Everything went Central's way against Fox in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Central made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fox turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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