Illini West is 7-0 against Astoria/VIT since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Illini West Chargers will welcome the Astoria/VIT Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Astoria/VIT took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Illini West, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Illini West earned a 2-0 win over Hamilton/Warsaw. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
Illini West easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21.
Illini West can attribute much of their success to Kate Desotel, who had 12 digs, and Aj Cook, who had six digs.
Meanwhile, Astoria/VIT and Midwest Central met for a duel on Tuesday where Astoria/VIT couldn't get it done. Astoria/VIT fell 2-0 to Midwest Central.
Astoria/VIT was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-22.
Illini West's victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Astoria/VIT, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Illini West was able to grind out a solid win over Astoria/VIT in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Illini West repeat their success, or does Astoria/VIT have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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