The Morton Potters will take on the Galesburg Silver Streaks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Morton will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Morton was able to grind out a solid win over Washington, taking the game 2-0.
Morton easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20.
Morton found their leader in sophomore Leigha Kempf, who had nine digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Galesburg had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Lions. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Silver Streaks.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Galesburg was: they took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-15.
Galesburg can attribute much of their success to Evelin Guel, who had three digs and two aces, and Taylor Herchenroder, who had six digs.
Morton's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-7. As for Galesburg, their record is now 9-27.
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