The Guilford Vikings and the Huntley Red Raiders are set to duel on Thursday.
Guilford is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Hononegah just ended the team's three-game winning streak two weeks ago. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians.
Guilford was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Huntley had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Rockford Auburn on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Red Raiders who have now won five matchups in a row.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Huntley was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-12.
Huntley can attribute much of their success to Alexandria Goritz, who had six digs and five aces, and Rachael Hein, who had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Goritz has posted in her last ten matches.
Huntley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive games.
Guilford's defeat dropped their record down to 16-15. As for Huntley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-8 record this season.
Guilford came up short against Huntley when the teams last played back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Guilford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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