Illiana Christian has gone 6-0 against Highland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Illiana Christian Vikings and the Highland Trojans are set to duel. Illiana Christian is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, everything went Illiana Christian's way against Munster as Illiana Christian made off with a 3-0 win.
Illiana Christian never let Munster on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-22.
Illiana Christian 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 seven aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Highland came into Thursday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Hobart by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Highland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-16.
Highland found their leader in underclassman Aubree Aherns, who had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Aherns has posted in her last seven games.
Illiana Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Highland, their record now sits at 11-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Illiana Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Highland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Illiana Christian took their victory against Highland when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Illiana Christian 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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