On Tuesday, Centennial faced Arbor View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Centennial Bulldogs won by a set and slipped past the Arbor View Aggies 3-2. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Aggies walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Centennial got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-18, 20-25, 25-11, 19-25, 15-12.
Centennial can attribute much of their success to Kiersten Cummings, who had 15 digs and three aces. Cummings 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.
Centennial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 38 consecutive games dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Arbor View lost, don't look at Lauryn Brenner. Despite the final result, she had 18 digs.
Centennial's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 22-10. As for Arbor View, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.
Centennial wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Liberty on the 10th. Arbor View has also already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Palo Verde on the 10th.
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