Bartlett was the 2-0 winner over South Elgin when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Bartlett Hawks fell just short of the South Elgin Storm by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday.
The 2-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 25-22.
South Elgin can attribute much of their success to Nicole Biedzycki, who had six digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Biedzycki a new career-high in aces.
Bartlett's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for South Elgin, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bartlett will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Wheaton Academy at 5:30 p.m. Wheaton Academy is coming into the match with six straight wins at home, so Bartlett will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for South Elgin, they will head out to take on Hampshire at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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