Iola has gone 10-0 against Centerville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Iola Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Centerville Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Iola took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Normangee with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Iola was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-7, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Centerville came into Friday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Lovelady on Friday.
Centerville wouldn't go down easily and took Lovelady into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-15, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11.
Iola pushed their record up to 37-6 with the victory, which was their 32nd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Centerville, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-28.
Everything went Iola's way against Centerville in their previous matchup on October 1st, as Iola made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Iola since the team 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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