After flying high against Columbus East last Thursday, Providence came back down to earth. The Providence Pioneers fell just short of the Floyd Central Highlanders by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Pioneers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Highlanders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Providence took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 18-25, 27-29, 25-10, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Providence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.2.
Floyd Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kenzig Mckinley led the charge by getting 13 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Mckinley a new career-high in aces.
Providence dropped their record down to 7-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Floyd Central, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Providence will venture away from home to take on Oldham County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Floyd Central, they will face off against Brownstown Central at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Brownstown Central will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Floyd Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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