Illinois Math & Science Academy and Somonauk are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Illinois Math & Science Academy Titans will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Somonauk Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Illinois Math & Science Academy will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Serena, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Illinois Math & Science Academy walked away with a 2-0 win over Serena on Friday.
While Illinois Math & Science Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Somonauk had just enough and edged Mendota out 2-1 last Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (71-60) Somonauk actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 10-25, 25-23.
Illinois Math & Science Academy's victory bumped their record up to 17-10. As for Somonauk, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Illinois Math & Science Academy came up short against Somonauk when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Illinois Math & Science Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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