After both having extra time off, the Kankakee Valley Kougars and the Illiana Christian Vikings will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Kankakee Valley turned things around against Hobart on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Brickies.
Kankakee Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Illiana Christian beat Beecher 3-1 on Thursday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Illiana Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-9, 25-17, 25-22.
Kankakee Valley's win bumped their record up to 15-12. As for Illiana Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 25-6.
Kankakee Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Illiana Christian when the teams last played back in August. Can the Kougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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