Benton is 8-2 against Chillicothe since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Benton Cardinals will be staying on the road to face off against the Chillicothe Hornets at 6:15 p.m.
Last Thursday, Benton didn't have quite enough to beat Bishop LeBlond and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Benton sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Fighting Irish as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Chillicothe was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-8.
Chillicothe 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 five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Benton's loss dropped their record down to 13-5-1. As for Chillicothe, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
Benton came up short against Chillicothe in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Benton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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