St. Anne hasn't had much luck against Illinois Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Cardinals will take on the Chargers at 6:00 p.m. St. Anne will be strutting in after a win while Illinois Lutheran will be coming in after a loss.
St. Anne will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Momence, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cardinals came out on top against the Momence Athletics by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
St. Anne not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Momence between 16 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-18.
Demi Duncan
| 09/30/25 vs Momence | 4 |
| 09/27/25 @ Reed-Custer | 2 |
| 09/27/25 @ Putnam County | 1 |
| 09/27/25 vs Streator | 1 |
| 09/27/25 @ Hall | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
St. Anne's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Demi Duncan led the charge by getting four aces. That's the most aces Duncan has posted over her last eight matches. Tatum Kirkland was another key player, getting two aces and one block.
They weren't the only good servers: St. Anne was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Illinois Lutheran came up short against Donovan on Tuesday and fell 2-0.
While Illinois Lutheran was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-13.
St. Anne's record now sits at 7-8. As for Illinois Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
St. Anne beat Illinois Lutheran 2-0 when the teams last played on Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals 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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