The Illiana Christian Vikings will square off against the South Newton Rebels at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Illiana Christian will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
On Monday, Illiana Christian beat Wheeler 3-1.
Illiana Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-11, 25-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, South Newton entered their game against Benton Central on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. South Newton lost 3-0 to Benton Central. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Bison recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
While South Newton had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, South Newton saw an underclassman step up: Briley Iseminger had nine digs.
Illiana Christian's win bumped their record up to 19-7. As for South Newton, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-10.
Illiana Christian beat South Newton 2-0 in their previous matchup back in August. Will Illiana Christian repeat their success, or does South Newton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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