Volleyball Preview: East Chicago Central Cardinals vs. River Forest Ingots
After three games on the road, East Chicago Central is heading back home. They will welcome the River Forest Ingots at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, East Chicago Central was able to grind out a solid win over Gary West Side, taking the game 3-1.
In the three sets East Chicago Central was on fire: they won each by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 16-25, 25-11, 25-6.
East Chicago Central can attribute much of their success to Ketzy Santiago-Rivera, who had ten digs.
East Chicago Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 13.2.
Meanwhile, River Forest made easy work of Hammond Morton on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was River Forest's feisty defense: they held Hammond Morton to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-18, 25-16.
East Chicago Central's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-12. As for River Forest, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-14.
East Chicago Central came up short against River Forest when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will East Chicago Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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