4A Poll: Center Grove v Greenwood @ Bloomington South, October 13

Kyp Harasymowycz October 11, 2022 @ 09:36 AM

<p>First round matchups are supposed to be easy. This match will be anything but, as both of these teams are above .500, with tons of talent in all phases of the game. Here's what to expect.</p>   <h2>Center Grove (16-15)</h2>   <p>Not a typically strong season for the Trojans, but CG managed to stay above .500 with timely attacking and solid defense. Owning two wins over host Bloomington South should be a motivator, as the winner of this match faces them. They also own a sweep over Brownsburg, which shows their potential. Youth is key on this squad, with a three-headed attack coming from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='173243' first='Ellen' last='Zapp'] ('25, 6-0 OH/MB/RS), [player_tooltip player_id='173248' first='Reese' last='Dunkle'] ('25, 6-3 MB)</strong> and <strong>Sophie Sabol ('24, 5-7 OH/DS/S).</strong> Ellen's size and ability to hit from anywhere make her very marketable for the next level. Reese is the terminating middle colleges covet. Sophie is a springy outside for the Trojans that could be a three-rotation DS at the next level for larger schools and a primary passing outside at smaller schools. </p>   <h2>Greenwood (19-10)</h2>   <p>It's hard to predict what's going to happen on the Woodmen side of the net. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='99583' first='Mya' last='Ayro'] ('23, 6-1 OH, UConn commit)</strong> is the clear physical leader on this roster, but can she find followers that will want this match just as bad as she? <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='206583' first='Brooklyn' last='Bell'] ('24, 6-1 MB)</strong> can bring it with a few kills per set, but an ugly loss to Southport (12-15) to wrap up the regular season doesn't bode well for the folks in green.</p>   <h2>So Who Ya Got? Vote Below:</h2>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-crowdsignal wp-block-embed-crowdsignal"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://poll.fm/11217739 </div></figure>

First round matchups are supposed to be easy. This match will be anything but, as both of these teams are above .500, with tons of talent in all phases of the game. Here's what to expect.