With a playoff game on the line, Center Grove rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Southport Cardinals with a sharp 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Trojans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
One reason for the win was Center Grove's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-19.
Center Grove got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Savannah Cook out in front who had eight digs.
When it comes to explaining why Southport lost, don't look at Arianna Neese. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs. Neese is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Center Grove is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Southport, they moved to 18-12 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Center Grove is on the road again on Saturday to play Brownsburg at 4:00 p.m. Brownsburg will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Center Grove surely won't give up without a fight. Southport does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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