Minooka and Sandburg are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2017, but not for long. The Minooka Indians are on the road again on Saturday to play the Sandburg Eagles at 8:00 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Minooka sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Joliet Central.
Minooka was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-10, 25-14.
Kira Cailteux and Maddie Dostall were among the main playmakers for Minooka as the former had nine digs and two aces and the latter had six digs and four aces. What's more, Dostall also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had since September 13th.
Minooka was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sandburg had just enough and edged Yorkville out 2-1 on Wednesday.
Sandburg had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 27-25, 25-15.
Minooka's record is now 10-7. As for Sandburg, their record now sits at 6-7.
Minooka beat Sandburg 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Will Minooka repeat their success, or does Sandburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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