The Illinois Math & Science Academy Titans will head out on the road to challenge the St. Edward Green Wave at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Illinois Math & Science Academy came up short against Schaumburg Christian and fell 2-0.
While Illinois Math & Science Academy had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least ten points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-10.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Edward, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Westminster Christian by a score of 2-0 on Monday.
St. Edward's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Westminster Christian to exactly 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16.
St. Edward was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Illinois Math & Science Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for St. Edward, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Illinois Math & Science Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Edward struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Illinois Math & Science Academy was able to grind out a solid win over St. Edward in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Illinois Math & Science Academy since the team 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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