The Belleville East Lancers will square off against the Quincy Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Belleville East took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Collinsville.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Belleville East got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 15-25, 25-16.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Quincy sidestepped East Moline United for a 2-1 victory.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-17, 26-24.
Belleville East's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 20-13. As for Quincy, their victory bumped their record up to 23-11.
Belleville East beat Quincy 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belleville East since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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