The Herrin Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Vienna Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, Herrin came up short against Murphysboro and fell 2-0.
While Herrin had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Vienna had just enough and edged Goreville out 2-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
In the two sets Vienna was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 21-25, 25-15.
Vienna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive games.
Herrin now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Vienna, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Herrin has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Vienna struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Herrin beat Vienna 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2015. The rematch might be a little tougher for Herrin 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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