River Forest won the last time they faced East Chicago Central, and things went their way on Monday too. The River Forest Ingots narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the East Chicago Central Cardinals 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ingots.
River Forest wouldn't go down easily and took East Chicago Central into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 15-7.
River Forest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
River Forest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-14 record this season. As for East Chicago Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-13 record.
River Forest will venture away from home to challenge Gary West Side at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River Forest is facing Gary West Side at the right time seeing as Gary West Side is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for East Chicago Central, they will welcome Hammond Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hammond Central will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something East Chicago Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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