Illini Bluffs hasn't had much luck against Hartsburg-Emden recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Illini Bluffs Tigers will face off against the Hartsburg-Emden Stags at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Illini Bluffs sitting on four straight victories and Hartsburg-Emden on six.
Illini Bluffs is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Henry-Senachwine.
Illini Bluffs never let Henry-Senachwine on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Hartsburg-Emden earned a 2-0 victory over Camp Point Central on Thursday.
Hartsburg-Emden not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Camp Point Central between 17 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-19.
Illini Bluffs' win bumped their record up to 24-8. As for Hartsburg-Emden, they have been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-8 record this season.
Illini Bluffs came up short against Hartsburg-Emden in their previous matchup back in October, falling 2-0. Can Illini Bluffs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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