The Illinois School for the Deaf Tigers will head out to face off against the Mississippi Valley Christian Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Illinois School for the Deaf is looking for their season's first win.
Last Thursday, Illinois School for the Deaf came up short against Westfair Christian and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-7.
Meanwhile, Mississippi Valley Christian and Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis met for a duel on Tuesday where Mississippi Valley Christian had to take the L. Mississippi Valley Christian fell just short of Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis by a score of 3-2. The Warriors' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Mississippi Valley Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-15, 19-25, 24-26, 15-8.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Emma Brenner, who had eight aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Abi Wright, who had seven aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mississippi Valley Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Illinois School for the Deaf's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Mississippi Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-19-1.
Illinois School for the Deaf came up short against Mississippi Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Illinois School for the Deaf avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
