Illini Bluffs typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Hartsburg-Emden proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Illini Bluffs Tigers. The win was nothing new for the Stags as they're now sitting on six straight.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hartsburg-Emden was: they took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-15.
Hartsburg-Emden couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.4% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.8% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 35.6%.
Hartsburg-Emden has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Illini Bluffs, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-7.
Hartsburg-Emden will square off against Greenview at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Greenview will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Hartsburg-Emden surely won't give up without a fight. As for Illini Bluffs, they will face off against Athens at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Illini Bluffs is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
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