On Saturday, Huntley faced Glenbard West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Huntley Red Raiders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Glenbard West Hilltoppers , sneaking past 2-1. For the Red Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Hilltoppers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Huntley who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 25-23.
Leading Huntley to victory were Mari Rodriguez and Emily Ernst. Rodriguez had eight digs and five aces, while Ernst had three digs and 14 assists. The dominant performance gave Rodriguez a new career-high in aces.
Huntley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are a perfect 7-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Huntley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Glenbard West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Huntley will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Dundee-Crown at 4:30 p.m. As for Glenbard West, they will venture away from home to face off against Lyons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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