Johnson County Central and Auburn are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Johnson County Central Thunderbirds will take on the Auburn Bulldogs on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Johnson County Central didn't have quite enough to beat Conestoga and fell 3-2. While the Thunderbirds didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-14 in the first set.
Johnson County Central actually scored more points across those five sets (105-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-16, 26-24, 21-25, 17-15.
Despite the defeat, Johnson County Central saw an underclassman step up: Reese Carter had 19 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Carter has posted in her last 11 matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Auburn's way against Lourdes Central Catholic on Tuesday as Auburn made off with a 3-0 win.
While Auburn won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-23.
Johnson County Central's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5. As for Auburn, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Johnson County Central took their win against Auburn in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Johnson County Central repeat their success, or does Auburn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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