The East Central Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Batesville Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Central will be strutting in after a win while Batesville will be coming in after a loss.
East Central took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Oldenburg Academy.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Batesville's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Jennings County. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since October 14, 2023.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 25-22, 26-24.
Even though they lost, Batesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive games.
East Central's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Batesville, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2.
East Central came up short against Batesville in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can East Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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