After five games on the road, Ottawa is heading back home. They will host the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Ottawa will be strutting in after a victory while Illinois Valley Central will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Ottawa sidestepped Scales Mound for a 2-1 win.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Ottawa got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 20-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Illinois Valley Central entered their contest against St. Thomas More on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Illinois Valley Central fell just short of St. Thomas More by a score of 2-1. The Grey Ghosts' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Illinois Valley Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-18, 25-10.
Ottawa is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Illinois Valley Central, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4.
Ottawa came up short against Illinois Valley Central when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Will Ottawa have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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