Centennial faced Faith Lutheran in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Bulldogs fell 3-1 to the Crusaders. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since October 31, 2022, but that streak is no more.
While Centennial ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 17-25, 25-19.
Centennial lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Avery Meservey, who had 18 digs and one assist. The team also got some help courtesy of Hazel Jauregui, who had eight digs and two aces.
K Sawyer went supernova For Faith Lutheran., getting nine digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Sawyer a new career-high.
Centennial dropped their record down to 20-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Faith Lutheran, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-14.
Centennial has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Coronado on the 20th. As for Faith Lutheran, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Liberty at 6:00 p.m. on the 27th.
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