Volleyball Recap: Athens Extends Winning Streak to Eight + How To Watch

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2025, 2:36pm

Volleyball Recap: Athens Warriors vs. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the IL High School Assn. (IHSA) & PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central High School. Watch Full Replay

Warriors

Previous Games

09/25/25 @ PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central2-0
09/23/25 vs Williamsville2-1
09/20/25 vs Carrollton2-0
09/20/25 vs Augusta Southeastern2-1
09/19/25 vs Greenfield/Northwestern2-0
+ 3 more games

Athens waltzed into their match on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays. That's more bragging rights for the Warriors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Athens was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-11.

Lydia Hart paced Athens' offense, picking up 15 kills. Hart got some help from Arabelle Cunningham and her 21 assists.

Athens' victory bumped their record up to 16-3. As for PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.

Athens wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Tri-City on the 27th. As for PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central, they will face off against Auburn at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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