After three games on the road, Schaumburg Christian is heading back home. They will host the Illinois Math & Science Academy Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Schaumburg Christian earned a 2-0 win over South Beloit.
Schaumburg Christian's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping South Beloit between 19 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Illinois Math & Science Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over DePue on Thursday, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Illinois Math & Science Academy was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Illinois Math & Science Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amani Harrington, who had seven digs and five aces. Harrington is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Amirah Harrington, who had three aces and 15 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Illinois Math & Science Academy 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 six aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Schaumburg Christian's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Illinois Math & Science Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Schaumburg Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Illinois Math & Science Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Schaumburg Christian came up short against Illinois Math & Science Academy in their previous meeting back in August, falling 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harrington, who had ten digs and nine aces. Now that Schaumburg Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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