Normal West has gone 9-1 against Richwoods recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Normal West Wildcats' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Richwoods Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Normal West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Bloomington Central Catholic, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Normal West was ranked 11th). Normal West came out on top against Bloomington Central Catholic by a score of 2-0 on Monday.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Richwoods earned a 2-0 win over Urbana last Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Richwoods was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-7.
Normal West's victory bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Richwoods, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Normal West was able to grind out a solid victory over Richwoods in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Normal West 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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