The Metea Valley Mustangs will face off against the Naperville Central Redhawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
The home team had won the previous six meetings between Metea Valley and Naperville North, and Naperville North kept the tradition alive. The Mustangs fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.
Metea Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Naperville Central came up short against Downers Grove South on Wednesday and fell 2-0.
Naperville Central was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22.
Naperville Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-26. As for Metea Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 15-15.
Metea Valley beat Naperville Central 2-0 in their previous matchup on May 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs 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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