After five games on the road, Illinois Valley Central is heading back home. They will welcome the Richwoods Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Illinois Valley Central will be strutting in after a win while Richwoods will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Illinois Valley Central narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Galesburg 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Illinois Valley Central got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Richwoods was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of LaSalle-Peru.
Richwoods was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-15.
Illinois Valley Central's win bumped their record up to 17-14. As for Richwoods, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Illinois Valley Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Richwoods in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Illinois Valley Central repeat their success, or does Richwoods have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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