After six games on the road, South Elgin is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Elgin Maroons will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, South Elgin finally turned things around against Larkin on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Royals by a score of 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Elgin took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Elgin can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on September 10th. They had just enough and edged Larkin out 2-1.
Elgin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-23, 25-19.
South Elgin's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-8. As for Elgin, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-12.
South Elgin beat Elgin 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does South Elgin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elgin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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