Decatur Eisenhower hasn't had much luck against Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Panthers will head out to take on the Railsplitters at 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Decatur Eisenhower came up short against Normal University and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Lincoln posted their closest win since October 29, 2024 on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Taylorville 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Lincoln was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (68-66), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 25-23, 16-25, 25-20.
Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Decatur Eisenhower, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.
Decatur Eisenhower couldn't quite get it done against Lincoln when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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