Herrin has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Massac County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Massac County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Herrin, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Herrin narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Vienna 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Herrin who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-27, 25-10.
Herrin's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Harley Summers, who had three digs and two aces, and Josie Brandon, who had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Brandon has posted since back in August.
Herrin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Massac County didn't have quite enough to beat Centralia on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Massac County started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-16, 15-12.
The victory got Herrin back to even at 8-8. As for Massac County, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.
Herrin came up short against Massac County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Herrin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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