The Huntley Red Raiders and the Guilford Vikings are set to duel on Thursday. Huntley is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Huntley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Rockford Auburn by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Huntley was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-12.
Huntley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Alexandria Goritz, who had six digs and five aces, and Rachael Hein, who had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Goritz has posted in her last ten matches.
Huntley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Guilford unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak two weeks ago. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hononegah.
While Guilford was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22.
Huntley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-8 record this season. As for Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-15.
Huntley was able to grind out a solid victory over Guilford in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, winning 2-0. Does Huntley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Guilford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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