Bartlett and Central are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Bartlett Hawks will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Central Rockets at 8:00 a.m.
Last Thursday, Bartlett came up short against Wheaton Academy and fell 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-15.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Central sidestepped Hampshire for a 2-1 victory.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Central who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-22.
Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brianna Gritzman led the charge by getting 19 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Jack, who had three digs, a kill, and 13 assists.
Bartlett's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Bartlett came out on top in a nail-biter against Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Bartlett repeat their success, or does Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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