The Mater Dei Knights will square off against the Edwardsville Tigers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Mater Dei will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Mater Dei is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Cor Jesu Academy, who was ranked 21st at the time (Mater Dei was ranked third). Mater Dei walked away with a 2-0 victory over Cor Jesu Academy on Saturday.
Mater Dei easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Edwardsville sidestepped Naperville North for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Edwardsville who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 15-13.
Mater Dei's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-1. As for Edwardsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season.
Mater Dei beat Edwardsville 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mater Dei since the team 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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