Central is 0-10 against East since September of 2020 but things could change on Wednesday. The Central Indians will take on the East Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Central narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Sheridan 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-105) Central actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 14-25, 24-26, 17-15.
Central can attribute much of their success to Avarie Gutierrez, who had 15 digs, and Lily Brownell, who had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Brownell has posted since back in September.
Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, East got the win against Campbell County on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Thunderbirds have posted against the Camels since October 30, 2021.
One reason for the win was East's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 25-17.
Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-15 record this season. As for East, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-13.
Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from East when the teams last played back in September. Can Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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