Centennial is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Bakersfield is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Centennial Golden Hawks will welcome the Bakersfield Drillers at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, Centennial made easy work of Garces Memorial and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Centennial's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Garces Memorial between 16 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-18, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Bakersfield got the win against Highland on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Drillers have posted against the Scots since September 27, 2022.
Bakersfield never let Highland on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-21, 25-22.
Bakersfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 13.2.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Bakersfield, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5-1.
Centennial took their win against Bakersfield when the teams last played back in August of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Centennial repeat their success, or does Bakersfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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