It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Illiana Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Hanover Central Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Vikings were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Despite the loss, Illiana Christian still got an impressive performance from Grace Wonder, who had ten digs and three aces. Wonder is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played.
Hanover Central can attribute much of their success to Riley Tormey, who had 15 digs and one assist. Mia Roux also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
Vikings
| 10/18/25 vs Hanover Central | 2-3 |
| 10/18/25 vs Lowell | 3-0 |
| 10/16/25 vs Kankakee Valley | 3-0 |
| 10/09/25 vs Beecher | 3-1 |
| 10/08/25 @ Bishop McNamara | 2-1 |
With the defeat, Illiana Christian broke their six-match winning streak and moved their record to 27-7. As for Hanover Central, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 25-4.
Illiana Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hanover Central, after both having extra time off, they and NorthWood will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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