Illinois High School Volleyball - Batavia nudged by Geneva
October 4, 2011: Geneva, IL 60134 The Batavia Bulldogs volleyball team (Batavia, IL), was nudged 2-1 in Tuesday's league challenge with the host Geneva Vikings (Geneva, IL)
The Vikings (14-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Kaneland (Maple Park, IL). The Knights enter the non-league challenge with a 15-4 record. In their last challenge, Kaneland nipped Dixon (Dixon, IL), 2-0, in a non-league battle.
Next, the Bulldogs clash with the Elgin Maroons (Elgin, IL) in a Upstate Eight battle, on Tuesday, October 11. Batavia will attempt to advance on its 16-11 season record. The Maroons come into the battle with a 1-14 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL).
Match Summary
As expected, a barn burner of a match. Both teams were aced 3 times in game 1.
After settling down on both sides of the court, each team was only aced once in the remainder of the match.
Great play on both sides with great saves and good offensive plays.