Central hasn't had much luck against Conway recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Central Tigers will head out to challenge the Conway Wampus Cats at 6:00 p.m. Central is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Shiloh Christian, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Central was ranked sixth). Central fell just short of Shiloh Christian by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Saints 28-26 in the first set.
Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-16, 15-2.
Meanwhile, Conway had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 17-4-1. As for Conway, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Central came up short against Conway in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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