The Illinois Math & Science Academy Titans will take on the South Elgin Storm at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Illinois Math & Science Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Larkin and fell 2-1. While the Titans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Royals 25-20 in the first set.
Illinois Math & Science Academy 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 20-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Meanwhile, South Elgin came up short against Lake Park on Wednesday and fell 2-0. The Storm haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 29-27.
Illinois Math & Science Academy dropped their record down to 3-16 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for South Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 21-13.
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