The Illiana Christian Vikings will take on the Munster Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Illiana Christian is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South Newton just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 3-2.
Illiana Christian took South Newton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-13, 25-22, 17-25, 16-14.
Illiana Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lily Huynh, who had 17 digs, and Ava Bercot, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, everything went Munster's way against Portage on Wednesday as Munster made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Munster's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Portage between 16 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-18, 25-16.
Illiana Christian's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8. As for Munster, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-14.
Illiana Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Munster in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Illiana Christian repeat their success, or does Munster have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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