Rensselaer Central hasn't had much luck against Benton Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rensselaer Central Bombers will head out to challenge the Benton Central Bison at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Rensselaer Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Logansport, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bombers.
Rensselaer Central was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 27-25, 25-19, 26-24.
Emily Louck had an outrageously good game as she had 33 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Rensselaer Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 6.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Benton Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against West Lafayette on Tuesday as Benton Central made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-17.
Bella Widmer and Izzy Adams were among the main playmakers for Benton Central as the former had 16 digs and the latter had three digs and 21 assists.
Rensselaer Central's record is now 9-7. As for Benton Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Rensselaer Central has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Benton Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rensselaer Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Benton Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Widmer, who had 19 digs and four aces. Now that Rensselaer Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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