Volleyball Recap: Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts vs. Galesburg Silver Streaks
After losing to Galesburg the last time they met, Illinois Valley Central decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Galesburg Silver Streaks 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Illinois Valley Central who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 15-7.
Galesburg lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Evelin Guel, who had five digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Herchenroder, who had six digs and two aces.
Illinois Valley Central's win bumped their record up to 17-14. As for Galesburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-25 record this season.
Illinois Valley Central will square off against Richwoods at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Illinois Valley Central is facing Richwoods at the right time seeing as Richwoods is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Galesburg, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Manual on the 19th.
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