Volleyball Recap: Saturday's Victory Is Illiana Christian's 11th in Last 12 Outings

By Team Reports Oct 20, 2024, 4:34pm

Volleyball Recap: Illiana Christian Vikings vs. Hanover Central Wildcats

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Illiana Christian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Hanover Central Wildcats out 1-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vikings also won the last time the pair played back in September.

The match was exciting from start to finish, as oneset needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 26-24.

Illiana Christian 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 six aces in 12 consecutive contests.

Illiana Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Hanover Central, their loss dropped their record down to 14-19.

Illiana Christian has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Lowell on the 19th. Hanover Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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