Volleyball Preview: Lisle Lions vs. Coal City Coalers
Lisle hasn't had much luck against Coal City recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lisle Lions will take on the Coal City Coalers at 6:00 p.m. Lisle is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Lisle will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Reed-Custer, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Lisle walked away with a 2-0 win over Reed-Custer on Thursday.
Lisle never let Reed-Custer on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 26-24.
Lisle can attribute much of their success to Leah Ebner, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Coal City came up short against Manteno on Thursday and fell 2-0.
Coal City was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19.
Lisle's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-10. As for Coal City, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Lisle came up short against Coal City in their previous meeting on September 3rd, falling 2-0. Can Lisle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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