Centennial hasn't had much luck against Champaign Central recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Centennial Chargers will head out to face off against the Champaign Central Maroons at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Centennial took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Peoria Notre Dame.
Centennial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-20, 25-19.
Centennial relied on the efforts of Brelyn Riesberg, who had 15 digs and four aces, and Kate Pitcher, who had nine digs. That's the most aces Riesberg has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Champaign Central waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Boilermakers by a score of 2-0.
Champaign Central never let Bradley-Bourbonnais on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17.
Centennial's win bumped their record up to 11-23. As for Champaign Central, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-12.
Centennial came up short against Champaign Central when the teams last played on October 8th, falling 2-0. Can Centennial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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