The Homer Knights will challenge the Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars on Monday. Homer is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Last Thursday, Homer beat Tri County Northeast 3-1.
Homer had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-16.
Homer can attribute much of their success to Madi Roeber, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Roeber has posted in her last five games.
Homer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lyons-Decatur Northeast was able to grind out a solid win over Osceola on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast never let Osceola on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18.
Homer pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Lyons-Decatur Northeast, their record now sits at 9-16.
Homer beat Lyons-Decatur Northeast 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homer since the squad 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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