Donovan is 1-9 against Momence since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wildcats will face off against the Momence Athletics at 6:00 p.m. Momence took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Donovan, who comes in off a win.
Donovan took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Illinois Lutheran. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their six-match losing streak.
Donovan never let Illinois Lutheran on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-13.
Donovan relied on the efforts of Chloe Ponton, who had seven digs and two aces, and Lily Anderson, who had 17 assists and five digs.
They weren't the only good servers: Donovan was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. They are 5-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Momence came up short against St. Anne on Tuesday and fell 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-18.
Momence's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Donovan, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Donovan beat Momence 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Momence Athletics have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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