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| 04/15/25 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 05/21/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 05/02/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/09/24 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 05/04/23 - Away | 1-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
Edwardsville is 8-2 against Alton since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Redbirds at 5:45 p.m. Edwardsville will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Edwardsville can't be too worried about heading out to take on Alton: they just beat Althoff Catholic at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Tigers walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Crusaders on Tuesday.
Edwardsville never let Althoff Catholic on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 26-24.
Among those leading the charge was Nicholas Paschall, who had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces he has posted over his last 13 contests.
Meanwhile, Alton came up short against O'Fallon on Wednesday and fell 2-0. The Redbirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-9.
Alton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Edwardsville, their win bumped their record up to 20-11.
Edwardsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Alton in their previous meeting back in April, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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