After both having extra time off, the Buckeye Central Bucks and the Tinora Rams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Buckeye Central comes in on four and Tinora on nine.
Buckeye Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Van Buren.
The victory didn't come easy: Van Buren scored at least 19 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 24-26, 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Tinora posted their closest win since November 2, 2024 on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Parkway 3-2.
Tinora wouldn't go down easily and took Parkway into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 27-25, 23-25, 24-26, 15-11.
Buckeye Central better focus on containing Jayden Sines and Tatum Creps as the pair were huge in Tinora's win. Sines had ten digs, while Creps had 37 kills, eight digs, and one block. Creps is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season. Riley Baldwin also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Tinora was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive contests.
Tinora's win bumped their record up to 23-2. As for Buckeye Central, their victory bumped their record up to 20-5.
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