UIC College Prep hasn't had much luck against Mansueto recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Firecats will host the Leopards at 12:00 p.m. UIC College Prep will be strutting in after a victory while Mansueto will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, UIC College Prep had just enough and edged out Golder 2-1. The win continues a trend for the Firecats in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day UIC College Prep got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Mansueto came up short against Solorio on Friday and fell 2-0. The Leopards have struggled against the Sun Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Mansueto was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21.
Mansueto's defeat dropped their record down to 15-5. As for UIC College Prep, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
UIC College Prep couldn't quite get it done against Mansueto in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Firecats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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