Orion won the last time they faced Galesburg, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Orion Chargers walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Galesburg Silver Streaks. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chargers.
While Orion won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Orion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Avery Knupp, who had nine kills, three digs, and a block. Knupp is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Knupp, who had five aces and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Orion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Galesburg only served two.
Orion's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-6. As for Galesburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Orion has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Galva on the 12th. As for Galesburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Quincy on the 10th.
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