Illiana Christian lost against Boone Grove back in May of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Vikings fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 3-2. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolves 25-19 in the first set.
Illiana Christian took Boone Grove into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-20, 25-13, 21-25, 15-13.
Josh Bultema paced Illiana Christian's offense, picking up 20 kills. Bultema got some help from Daniel Dykstra and his 21 assists. Jacob Rozendal controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Leading Boone Grove to victory were Levi McCoy and Max Pollnow. McCoy had 22 digs and three aces, while Pollnow had 21 assists and seven digs. That's the most aces McCoy has posted since back in April.
Illiana Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9. As for Boone Grove, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Illiana Christian and Boone Grove should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Vikings (ranked 34th) will meet Marian Catholic (ranked 134th) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Boone Grove will take on Hebron at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (14 vs. 76).
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