Volleyball Game Preview: Stevenson Patriots vs. Hononegah Indians

The Stevenson Patriots will take on the Hononegah Indians in a tournament on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Stevenson sitting on 12 straight wins and Hononegah on four.

On Wednesday, Stevenson earned a 2-0 victory over Lake Forest.

The win didn't come easy: Lake Forest scored at least 18 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-20.

Meanwhile, Hononegah beat Belvidere 2-0 on Thursday.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hononegah took both sets by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10.

Stevenson better focus on containing Jack Allen and Owen Rollinson as the pair were huge in Hononegah's win. Allen had eight kills and seven aces, while Rollinson had three digs and one block. That's the most aces Allen has posted since back in March of 2024.

Hononegah was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive games.

Hononegah pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Stevenson, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.

Stevenson skirted past Hononegah 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.