Illiana Christian was the 2-0 winner over South Newton when they last played one another back in August, but their luck changed this time around. The Illiana Christian Vikings fell just short of the South Newton Rebels by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Vikings' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Illiana Christian wouldn't go down easily and took South Newton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-13, 25-22, 17-25, 16-14.
Illiana Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lily Huynh, who had 17 digs, and Ava Bercot, who had seven digs.
South Newton found their leader in underclassman Briley Iseminger, who had 21 digs. Those 21 digs set a new season-high mark for Iseminger.
Illiana Christian's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8. As for South Newton, they pushed their record up to 17-10 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Illiana Christian will square off against Munster at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for South Newton, they will face off against Milford at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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