After both having extra time off, the Decatur Central Hawks and the Mooresville Pioneers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Decatur Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Decatur Central came up short against Speedway and fell 3-1. While the Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Sparkplugs 25-15 in the first set.
Decatur Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Mooresville posted their biggest win since September 17th on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Monrovia. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Pioneers have posted against the Bulldogs since August 15, 2017.
Mooresville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Monrovia between 18 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 25-18.
Izzy Vanover and Ashlyn Nielsen were among the main playmakers for Mooresville as the former had 12 digs and three aces and the latter had eight digs. That's the most aces Vanover has posted in her last ten contests.
Decatur Central's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Mooresville, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-12.
Decatur Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mooresville when the teams last played back in September. Can Decatur Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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