The Fremd Vikings will head out to take on the Glenbard South Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fremd will be strutting in after a victory while Glenbard South will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Fremd turned things around against Hoffman Estates on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Hawks 2-1.
Fremd had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Glenbard South didn't have quite enough to beat Glenbard East on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Glenbard South started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-15, 25-21.
Fremd's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-9. As for Glenbard South, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Fremd was able to grind out a solid win over Glenbard South in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad 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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