Mahomet-Seymour was the 2-0 winner over Taylorville when they last played one another back in November of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bulldogs fell 2-0 to the Tornadoes on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mahomet-Seymour was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Taylorville work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-20.
Alayna Vincent had an outrageously good game for Taylorville as she had 13 kills, seven digs, and three aces. Those 13 kills gave Vincent a new career-high. Ella Appel was another key player, getting eight kills, five digs, and one block.
Mahomet-Seymour's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 13-2. As for Taylorville, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Mahomet-Seymour and Taylorville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Bulldogs will take on Rantoul at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (56 vs. 333). Meanwhile, Taylorville (ranked 35th) will meet Mattoon (ranked 364th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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