Illinois Valley Central has gone 6-0 against Ottawa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts will challenge the Ottawa Pirates at 6:00 p.m.
Illinois Valley Central will head out to face Ottawa after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Illinois Valley Central fell just short of St. Thomas More by a score of 2-1. The Grey Ghosts' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Illinois Valley Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-18, 25-10.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Ottawa sidestepped Scales Mound for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Ottawa got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 26-24, 20-25, 15-12.
Illinois Valley Central's defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Ottawa, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Illinois Valley Central beat Ottawa 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Illinois Valley Central since the squad 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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