Rantoul hasn't had much luck against Bloomington Central Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rantoul Eagles will challenge the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Rantoul came up short against St. Thomas More and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Bloomington Central Catholic hadn't done well against Illinois Valley Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Bloomington Central Catholic came out on top against Illinois Valley Central by a score of 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saints.
Bloomington Central Catholic was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Illinois Valley Central squad. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20.
Bloomington Central Catholic can attribute much of their success to Makayla Wieduwilt, who had 16 digs.
Rantoul's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Rantoul came up short against Bloomington Central Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Rantoul avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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