Volleyball Recap: Illiana Christian picks up eighth straight win at home

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 11:31am

Volleyball Recap: Illiana Christian Vikings vs. Portage Indians

Illiana Christian had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Portage Indians as they made off with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 25-22.

Illiana Christian had a senior duo take command as Maya Reinsma had eight digs and three aces and Lily Huynh had nine digs. Those eight digs set a new season-high mark for Reinsma.

Illiana Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.

Despite the loss, Portage still got an impressive performance from Mary Osten, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Osten has posted since back in August.

Illiana Christian's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7. As for Portage, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.

Illiana Christian will venture away from home to challenge Wheeler at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Wheeler will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Illiana Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Portage, they will welcome Lake Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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