The Peoria Christian Chargers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Forreston Cardinals at 8:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Peoria Christian is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Midwest Central just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 2-1. While the Chargers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 25-22 in the first set.
Peoria Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Forreston came up short against Pecatonica on Thursday and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost four in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-19.
Peoria Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-11. As for Forreston, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.
Peoria Christian came up short against Forreston in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Peoria Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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