Coal City unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Prairie Central Hawks by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The Coalers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 25-17, 24-26, 26-24.
Riley Walker paced Coal City's offense, picking up nine kills. Walker got some help from Sydney Larson and her 28 assists.
Coal City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Morris on the 28th. As for Prairie Central, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on the 26th.
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