Volleyball Preview: Huntley Red Raiders vs. Benet Academy Redwings
The Huntley Red Raiders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Benet Academy Redwings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Huntley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Fremd.
While Huntley won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Huntley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rachael Hein, who had six digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexandria Goritz, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Benet Academy faced New Trier in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Benet Academy came out on top against New Trier by a score of 2-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Redwings who have now won five games in a row.
Benet Academy not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept New Trier between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15.
Benet Academy's record is now 39-1. As for Huntley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-8 record this season.
Huntley came up short against Benet Academy in their previous meeting back in October, falling 2-0. Can Huntley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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