Volleyball Preview: Benton Cardinals vs. Chillicothe Hornets
Benton is 9-1 against Chillicothe since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Benton Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Chillicothe Hornets at 6:15 p.m.
Benton is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Pleasant Hill just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Roosters/Chicks. The contest marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Benton might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Pleasant Hill: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-22, 26-28, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe hadn't done well against Bishop LeBlond recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Chillicothe walked away with a 3-1 victory over Bishop LeBlond. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22.
Having lost for the first time this season, Benton fell to 6-1. As for Chillicothe, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Benton was able to grind out a solid win over Chillicothe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Benton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chillicothe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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