Illini Central can finally bid farewell to their 11-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They skirted past the Edinburg Wildcats 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Illini Central got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-13, 20-25, 15-13.
Edinburg lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jara Shoulders, who had five digs, four kills, three aces, and a block. That's the most aces Shoulders has posted in her last 11 matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Brandon, who had ten kills and three blocks.
Illini Central's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-17. As for Edinburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-16.
Illini Central has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Astoria/VIT on the 19th. As for Edinburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Greenview on the 19th.
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