Centennial hasn't had much luck against Norco recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Centennial Huskies will look to defend their home court against the Norco Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Centennial is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Centennial will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Santiago, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Centennial was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Santiago on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Huskies have posted since August 27th.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-17, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Mckenna Giles, who had 15 digs and two aces.
Centennial kept the net locked down and finished the game with 15 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.6 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 4.6.
Meanwhile, Norco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Corona by a score of 3-2.
Norco took Corona into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 20-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Norco, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Centennial came up short against Norco when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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