The Tolono Unity Rockets will venture away from home to face off against the Pontiac Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Tolono Unity didn't have quite enough to beat Illinois Valley Central and fell 2-1. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tolono Unity started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-19, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Pontiac beat Gardner-South Wilmington 2-0 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pontiac took both sets by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-9.
Tolono Unity's defeat dropped their record down to 19-11-1. As for Pontiac, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Tolono Unity was able to grind out a solid victory over Pontiac when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tolono Unity 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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