The Central Tigers will challenge the Bentonville West Wolverines on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Jonesboro, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Central was ranked ninth). Central fell just short of Jonesboro by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
Central actually scored more points across those five sets (104-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 19-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Bentonville West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Bentonville. While the Wolverines didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-22 in the first set.
Bentonville West started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21.
Bentonville West's defeat came about despite a quality game from Trinity Collette, who had 17 digs. Collette has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madeleine Koulavong, who had eight digs.
Central has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-7-1 record this season. As for Bentonville West, their loss dropped their record down to 19-14.
Central beat Bentonville West 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Does Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bentonville West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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