Volleyball Preview: Crystal Lake Central Tigers vs. Prairie Ridge Wolves
Crystal Lake Central has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Prairie Ridge Wolves at 5:30 p.m. Crystal Lake Central will be strutting in after a victory while Prairie Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Crystal Lake Central beat Lake Forest Academy 2-0.
Crystal Lake Central easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Prairie Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Lemont by a score of 2-1. While the Wolves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lemont HS 25-18 in the first set.
Prairie Ridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Prairie Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Crystal Lake Central is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Prairie Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-13.
Crystal Lake Central came up short against Prairie Ridge in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Will Crystal Lake Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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