After losing to Lexington the last time they met, Tri-Valley decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Vikings skirted past the Minutemen 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Vikings have posted against the Minutemen since October 24, 2019.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Tri-Valley who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 23-25, 25-17.
Presley Shanahan paced Tri-Valley's offense, picking up 13 kills. Shanahan got some help from Lauren Louck and her 20 assists.
Vikings
| 09/16/25 @ Lexington | 2-1 |
| 09/12/25 @ Lincoln | 2-1 |
| 09/11/25 @ Paxton-Buckley-Loda | 2-0 |
| 09/09/25 @ Fieldcrest | 2-0 |
| 08/26/25 @ Pekin | 2-0 |
| + 5 more games |
Tri-Valley pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lexington, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-2.
Coming up, Tri-Valley will head out to take on Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Vikings are facing the Falcons at the right time seeing as the Falcons are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lexington, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Fieldcrest on the 17th.
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