North Central is 1-6 against Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Central Knights will look to defend their home court against the Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats at 7:00 p.m.
North Central is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to Valentine.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] faced off against Niobrara/Verdigre on Tuesday. Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] won by a set and slipped past Niobrara/Verdigre 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] 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 26-28, 25-18, 25-12.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], they pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
North Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will North Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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