Centennial has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Ironwood Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Ironwood took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Centennial, who comes in off a win.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Mesa, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Centennial was ranked 15th). Centennial came out on top against Mesa by a score of 2-0 on Saturday.
Centennial's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Mesa between 18 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19.
Centennial can attribute much of their success to Kate Federico, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Federico has posted in her last 11 matchups.
Meanwhile, Ironwood lost 3-0 to Willow Canyon on Tuesday.
While Ironwood had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 21 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-22, 25-21.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which lines up perfectly with their 18-6 record this season. As for Ironwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Centennial took their victory against Ironwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Centennial repeat their success, or does Ironwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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