Huntley entered their tilt with Central on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They won by a set and slipped past the Central Rockets 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Red Raiders also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Huntley who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 24-26, 25-13.
Huntley was led to victory by Emily Ernst and Mari Rodriguez. Ernst had six digs and 14 assists, while Rodriguez had seven digs.
Despite the defeat, Central saw an underclassman step up: Tiernan Naus had nine digs and 12 assists.
Huntley's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-4.
Huntley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 loss vs. Barrington on the 25th. Central has also already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Cary-Grove on the 26th.
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