Danville hasn't had much luck against Normal West recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Danville Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Normal West Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Danville finally turned things around against Salt Fork on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Storm.
Danville was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Salt Fork squad. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-21.
Danville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 6.2.
Meanwhile, Normal West put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Bradley-Bourbonnais by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Normal West was: they took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13.
Danville's record now sits at 4-11. As for Normal West, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Danville came up short against Normal West when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Danville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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