Vanlue hasn't had much luck against Van Buren recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Vanlue Wildcats' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Van Buren Black Knights at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Vanlue didn't have quite enough to beat Allen East and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Vanlue sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 24-26, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Van Buren unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to Liberty-Benton. While the Black Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-21 in the first period.
Van Buren started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14.
Van Buren's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lily Grine, who had 11 digs, and Brooklyn Wilkin, who had 18 kills and a block. Wilkin is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last 19 games she's played dating back to last season.
Vanlue's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Van Buren, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Vanlue suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Van Buren when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Vanlue avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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