The Herrin Tigers will challenge the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Herrin came up short against Massac County and fell 2-0.
Herrin was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine last Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Wildcats.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Norris City-Omaha-Enfield took both sets by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-8.
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Herrin now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, their win was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Herrin skirted past Norris City-Omaha-Enfield 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2018. Does Herrin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norris City-Omaha-Enfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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