The Normal University Pioneers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Dunlap Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Normal University is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bloomington Central Catholic just ended the team's 24-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Saints by a score of 2-1. While the Pioneers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Saints 25-15 in the first set.
Normal University 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, 25-14, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Dunlap waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Raiders.
Dunlap easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13.
Normal University's loss dropped their record down to 28-3. As for Dunlap, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Normal University was able to grind out a solid win over Dunlap when the teams last played back in April of 2021, winning 2-0. Will Normal University repeat their success, or does Dunlap have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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