The Wheeler Bearcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Wheeler didn't have quite enough to beat Marquette Catholic and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Bearcats in their matchups with the Blazers: they've now lost six in a row.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Wheeler sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley had already won nine in a row, and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They blew past the Brickies 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-15, 26-24.
Wheeler's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Kankakee Valley, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
Wheeler was able to grind out a solid victory over Kankakee Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheeler 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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