Monticello is 1-7 against Illinois Valley Central since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Monticello Sages will take on the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Illinois Valley Central is hoping to do what St. Teresa couldn't on Monday: put an end to Monticello's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Monticello won by a set and slipped past St. Teresa 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Monticello got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 19-25, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Illinois Valley Central had just enough and edged Galesburg out 2-1 on Saturday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Illinois Valley Central who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 23-25, 15-7.
Monticello is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season. As for Illinois Valley Central, their victory bumped their record up to 17-14.
Monticello came up short against Illinois Valley Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Monticello 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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