Illinois Valley Central is 9-1 against Pontiac since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m.
Illinois Valley Central will head out to face Pontiac after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Illinois Valley Central fell just short of St. Thomas More by a score of 2-1. The Grey Ghosts' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Illinois Valley Central took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-18, 25-10.
While Pontiac didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Prairie Central on Thursday.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Pontiac was: they took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-11.
Illinois Valley Central's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Pontiac, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Illinois Valley Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Pontiac in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Illinois Valley Central 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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