Sterling has gone 9-1 against Galesburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Sterling Golden Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Galesburg Silver Streaks at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Sterling and six for Galesburg.
Last Thursday, Sterling didn't have quite enough to beat Rock Island and fell 2-1. While the Golden Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rocks 25-18 in the first set.
Sterling actually scored more points across those three sets (69-68), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Galesburg came up short against DeKalb on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Sterling's defeat dropped their record down to 17-9-4. As for Galesburg, their loss dropped their record down to 5-20.
Sterling was able to grind out a solid victory over Galesburg in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sterling since the team 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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