The Shiloh Christian Saints will square off against the Central Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Shiloh Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Central will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, everything went Shiloh Christian's way against Russellville as Shiloh Christian made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saints.
One reason for the win was Shiloh Christian's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 25-12.
Shiloh Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Central faced Bryant in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Central came up short against Bryant, falling 3-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Central was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Bryant work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Shiloh Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3-1 record this season. As for Central, the loss snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 16-3-1 record.
Shiloh Christian beat Central 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Shiloh Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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