Bloomington waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Lincoln Railsplitters out 2-1. For the Purple Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Railsplitters walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Bloomington who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 17-25, 15-10.
Several Railsplitters players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Peyton Sasse, who had seven kills, five digs, two aces, and a block. Sasse is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season. Lauren Tedrick was another key player, getting two blocks and 21 assists.
Bloomington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-15 record this season. As for Lincoln, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-11.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Mascoutah the next time they take the court. Lincoln will head out to face Mascoutah at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, while Bloomington will host them at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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