The Metea Valley Mustangs will face off against the Neuqua Valley Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Metea Valley is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Metea Valley had taken Waubonsie Valley down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Mustangs took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors.
While Metea Valley had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Neuqua Valley faced Wheaton-Warrenville South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Wildcats fell 2-0 to the Tigers. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 28-26.
Metea Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Neuqua Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Metea Valley beat Neuqua Valley 2-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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