Centerburg has won 13 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Delaware Christian has won 13 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Centerburg Trojans will host the Delaware Christian Eagles at 2:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Centerburg got the win against Elgin by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Centerburg was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Delaware Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over West Jefferson on Wednesday.
Delaware Christian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-15, 12-25, 25-20, 15-7.
Payton Eversole was nothing short of spectacular: she had 30 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last six matchups.
Delaware Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Centerburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Delaware Christian, their win bumped their record up to 21-3.
Centerburg came up short against Delaware Christian in their previous meeting back in August of 2020, falling 3-1. Can Centerburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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