Century won the last time they faced Egyptian, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Century Centurions walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Egyptian Pharaohs. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Centurions.
Century easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Century to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hayden Anderson, who had eight digs, six aces, and a kill. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylea Crain, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Century was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in five consecutive matchups.
Century's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Egyptian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Century will square off against Joppa-Maple Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Joppa-Maple Grove is coming into the match with three straight defeats at home, meaning Century will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Egyptian, they are taking a road trip to face off against Dongola at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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