Illiana Christian had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish with a sharp 3-0 victory. This was payback for the Vikings, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 27-25, 26-24, 25-14.
Illiana Christian was led to victory by Lily Huynh and Maya Reinsma. Huynh had 13 digs, while Reinsma had six digs, five aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Reinsma has posted in her last eight contests.
Illiana Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Bishop McNamara, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.
Illiana Christian will head out to face off against Beecher at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Beecher is on a six-game streak of home wins, Illiana Christian a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Bishop McNamara, they will welcome Aurora Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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