Volleyball Preview: Champaign Central Maroons vs. Bloomington Purple Raiders
The Champaign Central Maroons will stay at home for another game and welcome the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Champaign Central beat Danville 2-0.
Champaign Central's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Danville to exactly 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Bloomington came into Tuesday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Urbana by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bloomington was: they took both sets by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-6.
Champaign Central pushed their record up to 15-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Bloomington, their win bumped their record up to 4-17.
Champaign Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Bloomington when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Champaign Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bloomington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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