If Decatur Central was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Indianapolis Shortridge last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Decatur Central Hawks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Speedway Sparkplugs on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hawks of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Decatur Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Decatur Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Decatur Central dropped their record down to 9-16 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Speedway, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Decatur Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Pike on the 12th. Speedway has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Beech Grove on the 10th.
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