Volleyball Preview: Champaign Central Maroons vs. Peoria Lions
Champaign Central is 10-0 against Peoria since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Champaign Central Maroons will venture away from home to face off against the Peoria Lions at 4:00 p.m. Peoria took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Champaign Central, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Champaign Central had just enough and edged Richwoods out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Maroons.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Champaign Central got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 24-26, 25-22.
Champaign Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Peoria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Normal West.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-18.
Champaign Central's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-12. As for Peoria, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Champaign Central beat Peoria 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Champaign Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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