Volleyball Game Preview: River Forest Ingots vs. Gary West Side Cougars

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 2:28am

Volleyball Preview: River Forest Ingots vs. Gary West Side Cougars

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The River Forest Ingots are taking a road trip to square off against the Gary West Side Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River Forest will be strutting in after a win while Gary West Side will be coming in after a loss.

Last Wednesday, River Forest made easy work of Hammond Morton and carried off a 3-0 victory.

One reason for the win was River Forest's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-16.

River Forest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Gary West Side was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to East Chicago Central.

The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 16-25, 25-11, 25-6.

River Forest's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-14. As for Gary West Side, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.

River Forest came out on top in a nail-biter against Gary West Side in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, sneaking past 3-2. Will River Forest repeat their success, or does Gary West Side have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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